Role of serum eosinophil cationic protein in the monitoring of children with bronchial asthma and rhinitis

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-138

  Lee, Wen Yi ^a   Yang, Mei Hui ^a   Chen, Li Chen ^a   Lin, Syh Jae ^a   Huang, Jing Long ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FENOTEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISOLONE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031686321     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.1998.12.129     Document Type: Article

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