Does a single measurement of exhaled nitric oxide predict asthma exacerbations?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 781-782

  Visser, Chantal A N ^a   Brand, Paul L P ^a,b  

^a Princess Amalia Children's Clinic   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960564385     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.201624     Document Type: Letter

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