Analysis of single-breath profiles of exhaled nitric oxide in children with allergy and asthma: Guideline-derived plateau concentrations compared to results of automatic evaluation by two analyzers

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 820-826

  Chládková, Jirina ^a   Havlínová, Zuzana ^a   Chyba, Tomás ^a   Krcmová, Irena ^b   Chládek, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Fractional exhaled nitric oxide; On line measurement

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249126006     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802312582     Document Type: Article

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