The importance of diagnosis of allergy in early wheezing

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 23-29

  Trindade, José Costa ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Diagnosis; Food allergens; Infants; Inhalant allergens; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ATOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0031821236     PISSN: 09065784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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