Transition from childhood to adult asthma

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9643, 2008, Pages 1014-1015

  Lau, Susanne ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

EID: 52049118790     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61419-1     Document Type: Note

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