Exhaled nitric oxide levels in asthma: Personal best versus reference values

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Smith, Andrew D ^a   Cowan, Jan O ^a   Taylor, D Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; exhaled nitric oxide; inhaled corticosteroid; prednisone; reference values

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; FLUTICASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EXHALATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTADIENES; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PREDNISONE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449732276     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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