Article
A clinical index to define risk of asthma in young children with recurrent wheezing.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Oct 2000
Castro-Rodríguez J A, Holberg C J, Wright A L, Martinez F D
Abstract excerpt
Because most cases of asthma begin during the first years of life, identification of young children at high risk of developing the disease is an important public health priority. We used data from the Tucson Children's Respiratory Study to develop two indices for the prediction of asthma. A stringent index included frequent wheezing during the first 3 yr of life and either one major risk factor (parental history...
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