Asthma in the preschool child: Still a rose by any other name?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1136-1137

  Becker, Allan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; preschool

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ACETATES; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; QUINOLINES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 57249093758     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.10.038     Document Type: Editorial

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