Th1/Th2 cytokine pattern in Arab children with severe asthma

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2286-2291

  Al Daghri, Nasser M ^a,b   Alokail, Majed S ^a,b   Draz, Hossam M ^a   Abd Alrahman, Sherif H ^a,b   Yakout, Sobhy M ^a,b   Clerici, Mario ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Cytokine; Serum; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RESISTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARAB; ARTICLE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; TH1 TH2 BALANCE;

EID: 84907217188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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