Community study using a polymerase chain reaction panel to determine the prevalence of common respiratory viruses in asthmatic and nonasthmatic children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 605-612

  West, Joseph A ^a,b   Dakhama, Azzeddine ^a,c   Khan, Mohammed A ^a   Vedal, Sverre ^a   Hegele, Richard G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Exercise induced bronchoconstriction; PCR; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PICORNAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032843447     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909087298     Document Type: Article

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