Urinary eosinophil protein X in children with atopic asthma: A useful marker of antiinflammatory treatment

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1179-1187

  Kristjánsson, Sigurdur ^a,c   Strannegård, Inga Lisa ^a   Strannegård, Örjan ^a   Peterson, Christer ^b   Enander, Ingrid ^b   Wennergren, Göran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Tharmacia Diagnostics AB   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; CREATININE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MYELOPEROXIDASE; TERBUTALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029984761     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70182-3     Document Type: Article

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