Article
Stability and predictiveness of multiple trigger and episodic viral wheeze in preschoolers.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Jun 2016
van Wonderen K E, Geskus R B, van Aalderen W M C, Mohrs J, Bindels P J E, van der Mark L B, Ter Riet G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In 2008, the European Respiratory Society Task Force proposed the terms multiple-trigger wheeze (MTW) and episodic (viral) wheeze (EVW) for children with wheezing episodes. We determined MTW and EVW prevalence, their 24-month stability and predictiveness for asthma. METHODS: In total, 565 preschoolers (1-, 2- and 3-year-olds) in primary care with respiratory symptoms were followed until the age of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.