Early childhood respiratory symptoms and the subsequent diagnosis of asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-54

  Dodge, Russell ^a,b   Martinez, Fernando D ^a   Cline, Martha G ^a   Lebowitz, Michael D ^a   Burrows, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Respiratory Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; early childhood; infant; wheezing cough

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029781906     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70225-7     Document Type: Article

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