How best to diagnose asthma in infants and toddlers?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 152-154

  WinklerPrins, Vince ^a   Walsworth, David T ^a   Coffey, John ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NOTE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 79955043527     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: 15337294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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