Asthma and protracted bronchitis: Who fares better during an acute respiratory infection?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 42-47

  Petsky, Helen L ^a   Acworth, Jason P ^a   Clark, Ronald ^a   Thearle, Donna M ^a   Masters, Ian B ^a   Chang, Anne B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cough; Morbidity; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58649098330     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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