Low eosinophils during bronchiolitis in infancy are associated with lower risk of adulthood asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 668-673

  Backman, Katri ^a   Nuolivirta, Kirsi ^b   Ollikainen, Hertta ^c   Korppi, Matti ^d   Piippo Savolainen, Eija ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Eosinophils; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFANCY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPIROMETRY; RISK FACTOR; WHEEZING; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIOMARKERS; BRONCHIOLITIS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84944151319     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12448     Document Type: Article

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