Nonatopic asthma is associated with helminth infections and bronchiolitis in poor children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1154-1160

  Pereira, M U ^a   Sly, P D ^b,c   Pitrez, P M ^a   Jones, M H ^a   Escouto, D ^a   Dias, A C O ^a   Weiland, S K ^d   Stein, R T ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bronchiolitis; Helminths; Intestinal parasites; Nonatopic asthma; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRAZIL; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; WHEEZING;

EID: 34250215651     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00127606     Document Type: Article

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