Role of immunoglobulin and specific determinations in the evaluation of recurrent pneumonia in children;Subclasses de imunoglobinas e doseamento de anticorpos especificos Que papel no estudo das crianças com pneumonias recorrentes?

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 277-282

  De Sousa, Paulo Oom ^a   Guimarães, José ^a   Trindade, José Costa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0345818886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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