Lung function decline in bronchial asthma

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1944-1948

  Cibella, Fabio ^a   Cuttitta, Giuseppina ^a   Bellia, Vincenzo ^b   Bucchieri, Salvatore ^b   D'Anna, Silvestre ^b   Guerrera, Daniela ^a   Bonsignore, Giovanni ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Forced expiratory volume; Lung function decline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036924296     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.6.1944     Document Type: Article

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