The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 5 , Pages 903-910.e7 , November 2009

Predicting the long-term prognosis of children with symptoms suggestive of asthma at preschool age

  • Daan Caudri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics/Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Alet Wijga, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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  • C. Maarten A. Schipper, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Expertise Centre for Methodology and Information Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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  • Maarten Hoekstra, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Paediatric Allergology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Dirkje S. Postma, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Gerard H. Koppelman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Bert Brunekreef, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences and Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Henriette A. Smit, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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  • Johan C. de Jongste, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics/Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Johan C. de Jongste, MD, PhD, Erasmus MC/Sophia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 7 May 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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 Supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development; the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; the Netherlands Asthma Fund; the Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing, and the Environment; and the Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The salary of D. C. was paid by a “Toptalent” grant from Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(09)01011-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.06.045

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 5 , Pages 903-910.e7 , November 2009

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