Outcome for children of parents with atopic asthma and transient childhood wheezy bronchitis

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 953-957

  Christie, G L ^a   Helms, P J ^a   Ross, S J ^b   Godden, D J ^c   Friend, J A R ^c   Legge, J S ^c   Haites, N E ^a   Douglas, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic asthma; Heritability; Wheezy bronchitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030732915     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.11.953     Document Type: Article

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