C3 and C4 complement system components as biomarkers in the intermittent atopic asthma diagnosis

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 512-516

  Mosca, Tainá ^a   De Menezes, Maria C S ^b   Dionigi, Patrícia C L ^b   Stirbulov, Roberto ^c,d   Forte, Wilma C N ^a,b  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c ISCMSP   (Brazil)

^d FCMSCSP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biomarker; Complement system

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT ATOPIC ASTHMA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT T TEST; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84455181468     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.2135     Document Type: Article

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