Expired nitric oxide and airway obstruction in asthma patients with an acute exacerbation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 806-811

  Crater, Scott E ^a,b   Peters, Edward J ^a,b   Martin, Marcus L ^a,b   Murphy, Andrew W ^a,b   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EMERGENCY WARD; EOSINOPHIL; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0033026333     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9805103     Document Type: Article

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