Prevalence of asthma in children and young adults with HIV infection

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 750-752

  Foster, Samuel B ^a   Paul, Mary E ^a   Kozinetz, Claudia A ^b   Macias, Charles G ^c   Shearer, William T ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics

^b Academic General Pediatrics   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847334202     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.01.002     Document Type: Letter

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