Do lower respiratory tract infections in early childhood cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1649-1652

  Shaheen, Seif O ^a,b   Barker, David J P ^a   Holgate, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029005697     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/151.5_Pt_1.1649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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