Vitamin E supplements in asthma: A parallel group randomised placebo controlled trial

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 652-656

  Pearson, P J K ^a   Lewis, S A ^a   Britton, J ^a   Fogarty, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAL CAPACITY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY; VITAMIN E;

EID: 4043065617     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.022616     Document Type: Article

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