Understanding the September asthma epidemic

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 526-529

  Sears, Malcolm R ^a,b   Johnston, Neil W ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST; PLACEBO;

ASTHMA; ATTENUATION; CHILDHOOD; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHINOVIRUS; SCHOOL; SUMMER;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; POPULATION; SEASONS;

EID: 34548270999     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.047     Document Type: Review

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