Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6242285 | Respiratory Medicine | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Asthma prevalence in the second generation of Israeli born children of Ethiopian origin does not seem to differ from other children in their community. This observation supports the theory that environmental exposures, rather than genetic factors, dictated the increase in asthma in this immigrant population.
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Authors
Michal Shani, Yael Band, Mona Iancovici Kidon, Michael J. Segel, Reena Rosenberg, Sasson Nakar, Shlomo Vinker,