Clinical-biological phenotyping beyond inflammation in asthma delivers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-118

  Sterk, Peter J ^a   Ricciardolo, Fabio L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE OF ONSET; ARGININE; ASTHMA; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84872568719     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-1978ED     Document Type: Editorial

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