Nitric oxide measured with single-breath and tidal-breathing methods in asthma and COPD

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 816-819

  Rutgers, S R ^b   Meijer, R J ^a   Kerstjens, H A M ^b   Van Der Mark, Th W ^b   Koeter G H ^b   Postma, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Chemiluminescence; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exhaled air; Nitric oxide; Smoking

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0031723357     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12040816     Document Type: Article

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