Diagnosis of asthma in children under five

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-15

  Bush, Andrew ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cystic fibrosis; Differential diagnosis; Examination; History; Inhaled corticosteroid; Investigation; Leukotriene receptor antagonist; Preschool children; Therapeutic trial; Viral associated wheeze; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISOLONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 33847655519     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00001     Document Type: Review

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