Relationship between exhaled nitric oxide and childhood asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1032-1036

  Frank, Timothy L ^a   Adisesh, Anil ^b   Pickering, Anthony C ^b   Morrison, John F J ^b   Wright, Tamsin ^b   Francis, Helen ^b   Fletcher, Angela ^b   Frank, Peter I ^b   Hannaford, Philip ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE; EXHALATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031738658     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.4.9707143     Document Type: Article

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