Exhaled nitric oxide daily evaluation is effective in monitoring exposure to relevant allergens in asthmatic children

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1520-1525

  Bodini, Alessandro ^a   Peroni, Diego ^a   Loiacono, Attilio ^b   Costella, Silvia ^b   Pigozzi, Roberta ^a   Baraldi, Eugenio ^c   Boner, Attilio L ^a   Piacentini, Giorgio L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Pio XII   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Policlinico GB Rossi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Asthma; FeNO

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FLUTICASONE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXHALATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MITE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 36348930923     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1025     Document Type: Article

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