Long term prognosis in preschool children with wheeze: Longitudinal postal questionnaire study 1993-2004

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7658, 2008, Pages 1423-1426

  Frank, Peter I ^a   Morris, Julie A ^b   Hazell, Michelle L ^a   Linehan, Mary F ^a   Frank, Timothy L ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 46749111573     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39568.623750.BE     Document Type: Article

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