Impact of delayed diagnosis in children with primary antibody deficiencies

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Aghamohammadi, Asghar ^a   Bahrami, Ahmad ^a   Mamishi, Setareh ^a   Mohammadi, Babak ^a   Abolhassani, Hassan ^a   Parvaneh, Nima ^a   Rezaei, Nima ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delay; Diagnosis; Infection; Predominantly antibody deficiencies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE;

EID: 79955082897     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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