Relationships between cotinine, lower respiratory tract infection, and eosinophil cationic protein in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 455-459

  Keskinoglu, Pembe ^a   Cimrin, Dilek ^a   Aksakoglu, Gazanfer ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eosinophil cationic protein; Lower respiratory tract infections; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

COTININE; CREATININE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STUDENT T TEST; URBAN AREA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTININE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33947418973     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0263-4     Document Type: Article

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