Asthma, atopy, and airway inflammation: What does it mean in practice?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 437-438

  Saglani, Sejal ^a   Bush, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 51349167370     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200805-796ED     Document Type: Editorial

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