Serum eosinophil cationic protein and interleukin-5 in children with bronchial asthma and acute bronchiolitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 180-186

  Øymar, Knut ^a   Elsayed, Said ^b   Bjerknes, Robert ^b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Children; Eosinophil cationic protein; Interleukin 5; Respiratory syncytial virus; Total eosinophil count; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030434762     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1996.tb00130.x     Document Type: Article

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