Diagnosing Asthma: Comparisons between Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements and Conventional Tests

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 473-478

  Smith, Andrew D ^a   Cowan, Jan O ^a   Filsell, Sue ^a   McLachlan, Chris ^a   Monti Sheehan, Gabrielle ^a   Jackson, Pamela ^a   Taylor, D Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diagnosis; Exhaled nitric oxide; Induced sputum; Lung function

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0442297896     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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