Role of serum cortisol levels in children with asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 708-712

  Landstra, Anneke M ^a,b,c,d   Postma, Dirkje S ^a,b,c,d   Marike Boezen, H ^a,b,c,d   Van Aalderen, Wim M C ^a,b,c,d  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Endogenous serum cortisol; FEV1

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NIGHT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0036499723     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.5.2102115     Document Type: Article

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