The pathobiology of acute asthma

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-224

  McFadden Jr, E R ^b   Hejal, Rana B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOTRIENE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RANTES;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; LUNG FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033945642     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70262-8     Document Type: Review

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