Respiratory syncytial virus and asthma: Still no final answer

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1033-1034

  Stein, Renato T ^a   Martinez, Fernando D ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; WHEEZING;

EID: 78649630336     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.133967     Document Type: Editorial

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