Cough, wheezing and asthma in children: Lesson from the past

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 386-393

  De Benedictis, Fernando Maria ^a   Selvaggio, David ^a   De Benedictis, Diletta ^b  

^a 'Salesi' Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cough; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SKIN TEST; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; COUGH; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 7044230862     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00179.x     Document Type: Review

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