Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in schoolchildren living in a mountainous area of Norway: A population-based study of ECP as a tool for diagnosing asthma in children with reference values

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 138-144

  Nja F ^a,c   Roksund O D ^a   Carlsen, K H ^b  

^a Geilomo Children's Hospital for Asthma and Allergy   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Asthma; Atopy; Children; Eosinophil cationic protein; Likelihood ratio; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL POPULATION GROUPS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NORWAY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBONUCLEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035147346     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056002138.x     Document Type: Article

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