Causal links between RSV infection and asthma: No clear answers to an old question

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1079-1080

  Kuehni, Claudia E ^a   Spycher, Ben D ^a   Silverman, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHIOLITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 67449101652     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0567ED     Document Type: Editorial

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