Allergen avoidance is associated with a fall in exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1323-1324

  Piacentini, Giorgio L ^a,c   Bodini, Alessandro ^a   Costella, Silvia ^b   Vicentini, Lucia ^a   Peroni, Diego ^a   Zanolla, Luisa ^a   Boner, Attilio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Pio XII   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antigen avoidance; Asthma; Mites; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033406650     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70031-X     Document Type: Article

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