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Editorial
. 2008 Jun 21;336(7658):1387-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39559.608356.BE. Epub 2008 Jun 16.

Wheeze in preschool children

George Russell
Editorial

Wheeze in preschool children

George Russell. BMJ. .

Abstract

Exercise induced wheeze and atopic disorders predict persistent asthma

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Prevalence of wheeze phenotypes in childhood; these groups are by no means mutually exclusive, and considerable overlap occurs. Adapted, with permission, from Stein et al
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