Evolution of hypogammaglobulinemia in premature and full-term infants

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 721-726

  Ricci, Giampaolo ^a   Piccinno, V ^a   Giannetti, A ^a   Miniaci, A ^a   Specchia, F ^a   Masi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypogammaglobulinemia; Immunoglobulin G; Infants

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LARYNX PAPILLOMATOSIS; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MILK ALLERGY; NEUTROPENIA; NEWBORN; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 80055109736     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400318     Document Type: Article

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