A comparison of the clinical and induced sputum characteristics of early- and late-onset asthma

Lung

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-462

  Rossall, Matthew ^a   Cadden, Paul ^a   Kolsum, Umme ^a   Singh, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma phenotypes; Duration of asthma; Late onset asthma; Phenotype; Sputum neutrophils

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPUTUM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864339554     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: 14321750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-012-9383-y     Document Type: Review

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