Feasibility and interpretation of FENO measurements in asthma patients in general practice

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1417-1424

  Torre, O ^a,b   Olivieri, D ^b   Barnes, P J ^a   Kharitonov, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Exhaled nitric oxide; General practice

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL EXPIRED NITRIC OXIDE MEASUREMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING;

EID: 50249131324     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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