Omalizumab in severe allergic asthma: Efficacy assessment by comparison of symptom score and peak expiratory flow values before and after therapy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-452

  Kourtis, G ^a   Rucco, A S ^a   Loconte, F ^a   Caiaffa, M F ^b   Macchia, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; FORMOTEROL; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; OMALIZUMAB;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUGHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLLEN ALLERGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASTHMA; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649347959     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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