Incidence and risk factors for exacerbations of asthma during pregnancy

Journal of Asthma and Allergy

Volumn , Issue 6, 2013, Pages 53-60

  Ali, Zarqa ^a   Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbations; Asthma severity; Incidence; Pregnancy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FETUS SEX; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INNATE IMMUNITY; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84877987993     PISSN: 11786965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S43183     Document Type: Review

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