Elevated exhaled nitric oxide is a clinical indicator of future uncontrolled asthma in asthmatic patients on inhaled corticosteroids

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 412-414

  Zeiger, Robert S ^a   Schatz, Michael ^a   Zhang, Feng ^a   Crawford, William W ^a   Kaplan, Michael S ^a   Roth, Richard M ^a   Chen, Wansu ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961014913     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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