The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , January 2003

Rhinovirus-induced wheezing in infancy—the first sign of childhood asthma?

Presented in part at the 19th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey, March 26-28, 2001.

Received 28 April 2002 ,Revised 21 September 2002 ,Accepted 8 October 2002.

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☆ Supported by the Foundation for Pediatric Research, Kuopio University Hospital (EVO grant, code 440054), and C.G. Sundell's Foundation.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Anne Kotaniemi-Syrjänen, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, PO Box 1777, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland.

PII: S0091-6749(02)91295-9

doi: 10.1067/mai.2003.33

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , January 2003

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