Vitamin C and common cold-induced asthma: A systematic review and statistical analysis

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hemilä, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anti asthmatic agents; Ascorbic acid; Asthma; Bronchial provocation tests; Bronchoconstriction; Common cold; Forced expiratory flow rates; Histamine; Rhinovirus; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COMMON COLD; COMMON COLD INDUCED ASTHMA; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

EID: 84889565543     PISSN: 17101484     EISSN: 17101492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-9-46     Document Type: Article

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