Differential immune responses to acute lower respiratory illness in early life and subsequent development of persistent wheezing and asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 915-920

  Martinez, Fernando D ^a,c   Stern, Debra A ^a   Wright, Anne L ^a   Taussig, Lynn M ^a,b   Halonen, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Respiratory Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Eosinophils; IgE; Infant; Respiratory sounds; Respiratory tract infections; Virus diseases

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032415813     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70328-8     Document Type: Article

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