Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3200001 | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Recurrent wheezing is a common problem in young children: approximately 40% of children wheeze in their first year of life. However, only 30% of preschoolers with recurrent wheezing still have asthma at the age of 6 years. Nevertheless, asthma, the most prevalent chronic disease in children, is difficult to diagnose in infants and preschoolers. This article reviews the importance of determining at an early age which infants/preschoolers will have asthma later in life, analyzes the pros and cons of different predictive indices, and discusses the efficacy of the Asthma Predictive Index.
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Authors
Jose A. Castro-Rodriguez,