Complement components (C3, C4) as inflammatory markers in asthma

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 771-773

  Fattah, Mohammed Abdel ^a   El Baz, Mohammed ^a   Sherif, Ashraf ^a   Adel, Alia ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Complement

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; BLOOD; METABOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77955921602     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0117-y     Document Type: Article

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