Effects of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate on serum IgE levels and clinical symptoms in atopic asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-361

  Ohrui, T ^a   Funayama, T ^a   Sekizawa, K ^a   Yamaya, M ^a   Sasaki, H ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Immunoglobulins; Inflammation; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; STEROID THERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE;

EID: 0032967467     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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