Correlation of nasal inflammation and nasal airflow with forced expiratory volume in 1 second in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis and asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 575-580

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cirillo, Ignazio ^b   Vizzaccaro, Andrea ^b   Milanese, Manlio ^a   Tosca, Maria Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Marina Militare   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LAVAGE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RHINOMANOMETRY; SPIROMETRY; STAINING;

EID: 10344240910     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61266-5     Document Type: Article

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