Clinical significance of cough and wheeze in the diagnosis of asthma

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 489-493

  Kelly, Yvonne J ^a   Brabin, Bernard J ^a   Milligan, Paul J M ^a   Reid, John A ^b   Heaf, David ^c   Pearson, Michael G ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sefton Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma diagnosis; Breathlessness; Cough; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030465627     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.6.489     Document Type: Article

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