Exhaled nitric oxide and its relationship to airway responsiveness and atopy in asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 552-556

  Ludviksdottir D ^c   Janson, C ^c   Hogman M ^c   Hedenstrom H ^c   Bjornsson E ^c   Boman, G ^c   Ahlander, Anders ^a   Amin, Kawa ^a   Björnsson, Eythór ^a   Boman, Gunnar ^a   Eriksson, Britt Marie ^a   Gudbjörnsson, Björn ^a   Hall, Monika ^a   Hedenstierna, Göran ^a   Hedenström, Hans ^a   Håkansson, Lena ^a   Högman, Marieann ^a   Janson, Christer ^a   Lampinen, Maria ^a   Lindblad, Kerstin ^a   Nettelbladt, Dóra ^a   Lúdvíksdóttir, Otto ^a   Roomans, Godfried ^a   Sevèus, Lahja ^b   Ulrike Spetz Nystrom ^a   Stålenheim, Gunnemar ^a   Valtysdóttir, Sigrídur ^a   Venge, Per ^a   Woschnagg, Charlotte ^a   more..

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Dept Resp Med Allergol A ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SYMPTOM;

EID: 13044253489     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90154-3     Document Type: Article

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