Asthma symptoms in early childhood - What happens then?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-478

  Goksör, Emma ^a   Åmark, Mainor ^a   Alm, Bernt ^a   Gustafsson, Per M ^a   Wennergren, Göran ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Outcome; Passive smoking; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 33646693869     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500499440     Document Type: Article

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