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Infections and their role in childhood asthma inception
Author(s) -
Thomas Amy O.,
Lemanske Robert F.,
Jackson Daniel J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/pai.12147
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , immunology , early childhood , pediatrics , psychology , developmental psychology
The association of early‐onset wheezing with common viral and bacterial infections has raised significant interest in the role of infections in childhood asthma inception. This article serves to review these relationships among infections, host factors, and asthma inception in childhood.