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@inbook{Cookson:2005:10.1007/978-1-59259-930-1_11,
author = {Cookson, W},
booktitle = {Computational Genetics and Genomics Tools for Understanding Disease},
doi = {10.1007/978-1-59259-930-1_11},
pages = {269--299},
title = {Asthma genetics: A case study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-930-1_11},
year = {2005}
}
TY - CHAP
AB - Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting an estimated 155 million individuals in the world. The cost of treating the disease in the United States is approx $6 billion dollars per annum (1). More than half of this expense is spent on hospital care and 80% is attributable to the 20% of patients who require the most treatment (1). The market to the pharmaceutical industry for asthma medication is $5.5 billion per annum (2).
AU - Cookson,W
DO - 10.1007/978-1-59259-930-1_11
EP - 299
PY - 2005///
SP - 269
TI - Asthma genetics: A case study
T1 - Computational Genetics and Genomics Tools for Understanding Disease
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-930-1_11
ER -
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