Airflow limitation, asthma, and Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific heat shock protein 60

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 614-618

  Hahn, David L ^a,b,e   Peeling, Rosanna W ^c,d  

^a DEAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e Dean East Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 57449087457     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60224-4     Document Type: Article

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