The value of FeNO measurement in childhood asthma: Uncertainties and perspectives

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Ferrante, Giuliana ^a,b   Malizia, Velia ^a   Antona, Roberta ^a   Corsello, Giovanni ^b   La Grutta, Stefania ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FRACTIONAL EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; INTERLEUKIN 8; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EOSINOPHILIA; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84883427258     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-8-50     Document Type: Article

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