Does the difference in lung function between UK-born south Asian and white children diminish in subsequent generations of immigrants?

M. P. F. Strippoli, C. E. Kuehni, B. D. Spycher, T. McNally, M. Silverman, C. S. Beardsmore (Bern, Switzerland; Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Paediatric epidemiology: asthma and associated factors
Session: Paediatric epidemiology: asthma and associated factors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4825
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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