Problems and possibilities in understanding the natural history of asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Peat, J K ^a   Toelle, B G ^a   Mellis, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Atopy; False positive; Likelihood ratio; Long term cohort studies; Positive predictive value; Sensitivity; Specificity; True positive

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0034532683     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.109420     Document Type: Article

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