Environmental Exposure to Toxocara as a Possible Risk Factor for Asthma: A Clinic-Based Case-Control Study
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- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (7) , e111-e116
- https://doi.org/10.1086/319593
Abstract
The zoonotic ascarid Toxocara has been suggested as a possible etiologic agent of asthma. We conducted a clinic-based case-control study to examine wKeywords
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