Asthma exacerbations in children associated with rhinovirus but not human metapneumovirus infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1314-1318

  Rawlinson, William D ^a,b   Waliuzzaman, Zubair ^a   Carter, Ian W ^a   Belessis, Yvonne C ^a   Gilbert, Katarnya M ^a   Morton, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOVIRUS; SUMMER; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 0037446905     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/368411     Document Type: Article

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