Why do viruses make infants wheeze?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-259

  Balfour Lynn, Ian M ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029927940     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.3.251     Document Type: Review

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