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Antenatal steroid therapy for fetal lung maturation and the subsequent risk of childhood asthma: a longitudinal analysis.

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Published in J Pregnancy on June 15, 2010

Authors

Jason D Pole1, Cameron A Mustard, Teresa To, Joseph Beyene, Alexander C Allen

Author Affiliations

1: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 3M7. j.pole@utoronto.ca

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