Sensitization to Aspergillus fumigatus and lung function in children with cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1902-1907

  Wojnarowski, Claudia ^a   Eichler, Irmgard ^a   Gartner, Christian ^a   Götz, Manfred ^a   Renner, Sabine ^a   Koller, Dieter Y ^a   Frischer, Thomas ^a  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0030919614     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.6.9196093     Document Type: Article

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