Air trapping in mild and moderate asthma: Effect of inhaled corticosteroids

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 583-590

  Tunon de Lara, José Manuel ^a   Laurent, François ^a   Giraud, Violaine ^b   Perez, Thierry ^c   Aguilaniu, Bernard ^d   Meziane, Houari ^e   Basset Merle, Armelle ^f   Chanez, Pascal ^e  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE CARDIO THORACIQUE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Laboratoires IVAX   (France)

^c LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Laboratoire de Physiologie Clinique   (France)

^e MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Groupe SYNARC   (France)

Author keywords

asthma; hyperresponsiveness; inflammation; Lung attenuation; small airways

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; BRONCHOSPIROMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847370409     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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