Exhaled nitric oxide levels in children with chronic adenotonsillar disease

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 471-480

  Torretta, Sara ^a   Marchisio, P ^a   Esposito, S ^a   Garavello, W ^b   Cappadona, M ^a   Clemente, I A ^a   Pignataro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic tonsillitis; Exhaled nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLITIS; ADENOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXHALATION; ITALY; METABOLISM; PALATINE TONSIL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; AGE; CHRONIC ADENOTONSILLITIS; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; ITALY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PALATINE TONSIL; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 80051779197     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400220     Document Type: Article

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