The natural history of fatal childhood asthma - A case from the Isle of Wight birth cohort

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 944-947

  Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J ^a   Matthews, Sharon M ^a   Arshad, S Hasan ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Allergen sensitivity; Asthma phenotypes; Bronchial hyper responsiveness; Childhood asthma; Fatal asthma

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; EMOLLIENT AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG FUNCTION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 57749175736     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802404090     Document Type: Article

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