Clinical effects of purified air administered to the breathing zone in allergic asthma: A double-blind randomized cross-over trial

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1313-1319

  Pedroletti, C ^a   Millinger, E ^b   Dahlen B ^a   Soderman P ^a   Zetterstrom O ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Controlled environment; Exhaled nitric oxide; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049142124     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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