Nasal nitric oxide and pulmonary radioaerosol mucociliary clearance as supplementary tools in diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Marthin, June Kehlet ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; NITRIC OXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TRACER;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; MICROTUBULE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; RARE DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; AGE; ALGORITHM; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NITRIC OXIDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 78349283107     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
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