Exhaled nitric oxide as screening tool in subjects with suspected asthma without reversibility

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-64

  Katsoulis, K ^a   Ganavias, L ^a   Michailopoulos, P ^a   Bikas, C ^a   Dinapogias, E ^a   Kontakiotis, T ^b   Kostikas, K ^c   Loukides, S ^c  

^a 424 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asthma diagnosis; Atopy; Exhaled nitric oxide; Methacholine bronchial challenge; Smoking

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHODILATATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; NITRIC OXIDE ANALYZER; PROVOCATION TEST; SCREENING TEST; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; ROC CURVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84879465410     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350221     Document Type: Article

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