Wheezing in infancy
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Wheezing in infancy
Several population-based birth cohort studies documented that 30% of children suffer from wheezing during respiratory infections before their third birthday. Infants are prone to wheeze because of anatomic factors related to the lung and chest wall in addition to immunologic and molecular influences in comparison to older children. Viral infections lead to immunologic derangements that cause wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Allergy Organization Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1939-4551
DOI: 10.1097/wox.0b013e318216b41f