Diagnosis of allergy and asthma in childhood

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-77

  Baena Cagnani, Carlos E ^a   Badellino, Héctor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atopy; Childhood asthma; Diagnosis; Inflammation; Lung function; Phenotypes; Preschool wheezing; Tobacco exposure

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL HISTORY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PROGNOSIS; RHINOSINUSITIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79551572377     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0156-5     Document Type: Article

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