Is serum eosinophil cationic protein in bronchiolitis a predictor of asthma?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 204-207

  Øymar, Knut ^a   Bjerknes, Robert ^b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Children; Eosinophil cationic protein; Respiratory syncytial virus; Total eosinophil count; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032445648     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1998.tb00374.x     Document Type: Article

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