Does maternal smoking play a role as an inducer, rather than trigger, of asthma and respiratory symptoms?

M. Upton, A. McConnachie, C. Hart, G. Davey Smith, G. Watt (Glasgow, Bristol, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Paediatric epidemiology: predicting outcomes of wheeze, antenatal growth, early life exposures and outcome of premature birth
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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