Near-fatal asthma related to menstruation

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 242-244

  Martinez Moragón, Eva ^a   Plaza, Vicente ^b   Serrano, José ^b   Picado, Cesar ^c   Galdiz, Juan Bautista ^d   López Viña, Antolín ^e   Sanchis, Joaquín ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma exacerbation; Female sex; Menstruation; Near fatal asthma

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MENSTRUATION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEAR FATAL ASTHMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 1142309488     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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