Longitudinal study of grass pollen exposure, symptoms, and exhaled nitric oxide in childhood seasonal allergic asthma

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 752-756

  Roberts, G ^b   Hurley, C ^b   Bush, A ^c   Lack, G ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHALATION; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; POACEAE; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS;

EID: 4544372343     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.008722     Document Type: Article

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