C-reactive protein in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis;C-reaktivni protein u djece s astmom i alergijskim rinitisom

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-169

  Galez, Daniela ^a,b   Dodig, Slavica ^a   Raos, Miljenko ^a   Nogalo, Boro ^a  

^a SREBRNJAK CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; C reactive protein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; LATEX;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 33845864161     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/bm.2006.015     Document Type: Article

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