Sputum eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide during late asthmatic reaction in patients with western red cedar asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 489-495

  Obata, H ^a   Dittrick, M ^a   Chan, H ^a   Chan Yeung, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exhaled nitric oxide; Inhalation challenge; Occupational asthma; Sputum eosinophils

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032949623     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.13348999     Document Type: Article

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