Irreversible airway obstruction in asthma: What we lose, we lose early

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-118

  Damera, Gautam ^a   Panettieri Jr , Reynold A ^b  

^a MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; SMOKING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VIRUS INFECTION; EMBRYOLOGY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84897094491     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2013.34.3724     Document Type: Review

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