Journal article
Pooling Birth Cohorts in Allergy and Asthma: European Union-Funded Initiatives – A MeDALL, CHICOS, ENRIECO, and GA2LEN Joint Paper
Abstract
Long-term birth cohort studies are essential to understanding the life course and childhood predictors of allergy and the complex interplay between genes and the environment (including lifestyle and socioeconomic determinants). Over 100 cohorts focusing on asthma and allergy have been initiated in the world over the past 30 years. Since 2004, several research initiatives funded under the EU Framework Program for Research and Technological …
Authors
Bousquet J; Anto J; Sunyer J; Nieuwenhuijsen M; Vrijheid M; Keil T
Journal
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, Vol. 161, No. 1, pp. 1–10
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1159/000343018
ISSN
1018-2438