Corticosteroids decrease exhaled nitric oxide in children with acute asthma

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-385

  Baraldi, E ^a   Azzolin, N M ^a   Zanconato, S ^a   Dario, C ^a   Zacchello, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; BRONCHODILATATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0030711063     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)80062-5     Document Type: Article

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