Asthma in children and adolescents: A comprehensive approach to diagnosis and management

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 98-137

  Chang, Christopher ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Atopic march; Exercise induced asthma; Pediatric asthma; Viral respiratory infections; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DESLORATADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEXOFENADINE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL; OMALIZUMAB; PARAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALMETEROL; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALDER; ALLERGY TEST; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; BIRCH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COST CONTROL; CYNODON DACTYLON; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHALATION DEVICE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OAK; OLIVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAGWEED; SPIROMETRY; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URBAN AREA; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84871005335     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-011-8261-3     Document Type: Article

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