Classification of asthma severity in children: The contribution of pulmonary function testing

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 844-850

  Stout, James W ^a   Visness, Cynthia M ^b   Enright, Paul ^c   Lamm, Carin ^d   Shapiro, Gail ^a   Gan, Vanthaya N ^e   Adams III, G Kenneth ^f   Mitchell, Herman E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rho Federal Systems Division Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33746874406     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.8.844     Document Type: Article

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