Difficult asthma: Possible association with rhinosinusitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 18, 2007, Pages 25-27

  Peroni, D G ^a   Piacentini, G L ^a   Ceravolo, R ^a   Boner, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Difficult asthma; Rhinosinusitis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG FUNCTION; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RHINOSINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; RARE DISEASES; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS;

EID: 34548355170     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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