Magnesium concentration in acute asthmatic children

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 463-467

  Amin, Maha ^a   Abdel Fattah, Mohammed ^a   Zaghloul, Safa S ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Erythrocytes; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84871419757     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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