High levels of urinary eosinophil protein X in young asthmatic children predict persistent atopic asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 312-317

  Øymar, Knut ^a,b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Children; Eosinophil count; EPX

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; EOSINOPHIL PROTEIN X;

AGE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; URINALYSIS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; EOSINOPHIL-DERIVED NEUROTOXIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RIBONUCLEASES; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035682673     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2001.0o080.x     Document Type: Article

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