Influence of allergen avoidance on the eosinophil phase of airway inflammation in children with allergic asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1079-1084

  Piacentini, Giorgio L ^a   Martinati, Laura ^a   Mingoni, Stefania ^a   Boner, Attilio L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

altitude; antigen avoidance; Asthma; bronchial hyperreactivity; eosinophil; inflammation; sputum

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029934786     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70261-0     Document Type: Article

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