Clinical characteristics of eosinophilic and noneosinophilic asthma in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-57

  Lee, Yong Ju ^a   Kim, Kyung Won ^b   Choi, Bong Seok ^c   Sohn, Myung Hyun ^b   Kim, Kyu Earn ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Good Gang An Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma in children; Eosinophils; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ASTHMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; NEUTROPHIL; NONEOSINOPHILIC ASTHMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84870997202     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12046     Document Type: Article

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