Understanding nocturnal asthma: The plot thickens

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-244

  Mehra, Reena ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; SALBUTAMOL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AIR POLLUTION; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; BODY MASS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOCIAL STATUS; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETICS; MALE; NOTE; PHARMACOGENETICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACOGENETICS;

EID: 84907286800     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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