Independent effects of intestinal parasite infection and domestic allergen exposure on risk of wheeze in Ethiopia: a nested case-control study.

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Published in Lancet on November 03, 2001

Authors

S Scrivener1, H Yemaneberhan, M Zebenigus, D Tilahun, S Girma, S Ali, P McElroy, A Custovic, A Woodcock, D Pritchard, A Venn, J Britton

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, NG5 1PB, Nottingham, UK.

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