Complement components (C3, C4) in childhood asthma

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 745-749

  Najam, F I E ^a   Giasuddin, A S M ^a,b   Shembesh, A H ^a  

^a AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Asthma; Complement

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; CYTOKINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 27644505266     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 00195456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02734145     Document Type: Article

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