Anemia as a risk factor for childhood Asthma

Lung India

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 51-53

  Ramakrishnan, K ^a   Borade, Ashwin ^a  

^a Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Childhood asthma; Lower respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77953406265     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.63605     Document Type: Article

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