Wheezing bronchitis in children. Incidence, viral infections, and other risk factors in a defined population

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-11

  Rylander, Emma ^a   Eriksson, Margarets ^a   Pershagen, Göran ^a,b   Nordvall, Lennart ^a   Ehrnst, Anneka ^b   Ziegler, Thedi ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchitis; Case control study; Childhood asthma; Incidence; Rhinovirus; Viral infections; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029935915     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1996.tb00099.x     Document Type: Article

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