Is it necessary to treat all asthmatic children with raised levels of exhaled nitric oxide? Treating the patient or the data

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 280-283

  Ferrer, M ^a   Jarque, A ^a   Tosca, R ^a   Michavila, A ^a  

^a Castellon General Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Corticosteroids; Exhaled air; Nitric oxide; Paediatrics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTION OF EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RHINITIS;

EID: 80053130763     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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