Human rhinovirus, wheezing illness, and the primary prevention of childhood asthma

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Carlos A Camargo Jr. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013.

. 2013 Dec 1;188(11):1281-2.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1912ED.

¹ 1 Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.

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Human rhinovirus species C infection in young children with acute wheeze is associated with increased acute respiratory hospital admissions.
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