Ventilation heterogeneity in children with well controlled asthma with normal spirometry indicates residual airways disease

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Macleod, K A ^a,c   Horsley, A R ^b,c   Bell, N J ^b,c   Greening, A P ^b,c   Lnnes, J A ^b,c   Cunningham, S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EAR DISEASE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 58349084874     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.095018     Document Type: Article

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