Longitudinal relationship between sputum eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 400-402

  Fleming, Louise ^a   Tsartsali, Lemonia ^a   Wilson, Nicola ^a   Regamey, Nicolas ^b   Bush, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ASTHMA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS;

ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPUTUM;

EID: 84881126677     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201212-2156LE     Document Type: Letter

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