Childhood asthma control test and airway inflammation evaluation in asthmatic children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1753-1757

  Piacentini, G L ^a,b   Peroni, D G ^b   Bodini, A ^b   Bonafiglia, E ^b   Rigotti, E ^b   Baraldi, E ^c   Liu, A H ^d   Boner, A L ^b  

^a Policlinico GB Rossi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Childhood asthma control test; FeNO

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 70449135005     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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