Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infancy is an important risk factor for asthma and allergy at age 7

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1501-1507

  Sigurs, Nele ^a,b,c,d   Bjarnason, Racnar ^a,b,c,d   Sigurbergsson, Fridrik ^a,b,c,d   Kjellman, Bengt ^a,b,c,d  

^a BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Reykjavik City Hospital   (Iceland)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0034105129     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.5.9906076     Document Type: Article

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