Toxocariasis and asthma: A relevant association

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-96

  Tonelli, Edward ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CAMBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TIABENDAZOLE;

ASTHMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREVALENCE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; CHILD; NOTE; PARASITOLOGY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 28244482648     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: 00217557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1312     Document Type: Editorial

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