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Understanding the Asthma Epidemic: Can Twin Studies Help?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Wendy Cozen*
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. wcozen@usc.edu
Manuel A. R. Ferreira
Affiliation:
Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Genetic Epidemiology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
*
1Address for correspondence: Wendy Cozen, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, MC 9175, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90089-9175.

Abstract

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Type
Guest Editorial: Special Section
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