Diet and asthma

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Raviv, Stacy ^a   Smith, Lewis J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diet; Magnesium; N 3 fatty acids; Nutrition; Selenium; Soy isoflavones; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MAGNESIUM; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTHMA; DIET THERAPY; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN D;

EID: 74549206960     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e3283323b73     Document Type: Review

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