A childhood asthma death in a clinical trial: Potential indicators of risk

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 229-233

  Warner, J O ^a   Nikolaizik, W H ^a   Besley, C R ^a   Warner, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma death; Histamine reactivity; Peak flow variability; Soluble interleukin 2 receptor

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031914625     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11010229     Document Type: Article

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