Urinary leukotriene E4 in preschool children with acute clinical viral wheeze

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 149-154

  Oommen, A ^a   Grigg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Immunoglobulin E; Preschool; Urinary leukotriene E4; Viral wheeze

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE E4;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; URINE LEVEL; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; BLOOD; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; URINE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LEUKOTRIENE E4; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0037246669     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00021202     Document Type: Article

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