Exhaled nitric oxide in paediatric asthma and cystic fibrosis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-326

  Lundberg, J O N ^a   Nordvall, S L ^c   Weitzberg, E ^b   Kollberg, H ^d   Alving, K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Kartagener's syndrome; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029854004     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.4.323     Document Type: Article

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