The effect of inhaled budesonide on the diurnal variation in airway mechanics, airway responsiveness and serum neutrophil chemotactic activity in Asian patients with predominant nocturnal asthma

Respirology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-20

  Tan, Wan C ^a,b   Hay, C S ^a   Taylor, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Diurnal variation; Inhaled steroid; Nocturnal asthma

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031864858     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.1998.d01-6.x     Document Type: Article

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