Eosinophil activity in infants hospitalized for wheezing and risk of persistent childhood asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART I, 2010, Pages 96-103

  Hyvärinen, Mari K ^a   Kotaniemi Syrjänen, Anne ^a   Reijonen, Tiina M ^a   Piippo Savolainen, Eija ^a   Korppi, Matti ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Childhood asthma; Early childhood; Eosinophil; Eosinophil cationic protein; Infant; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHILS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76149095659     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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