Categorizing asthma severity and monitoring control of chronic asthma

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-8

  Colice, G L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036136421     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200201000-00002     Document Type: Review

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