Inflammation in childhood asthma and other wheezing disorders

Pediatrics

Volumn 109, Issue 2 II, 2002, Pages 368-372

  Lemanske Jr , Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inflammation; Phenotype; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NITRIC OXIDE;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG LAVAGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SPUTUM;

EID: 0036164282     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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