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Exhaled nitric oxide in 4-year-old children: relationship with asthma and atopy.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 2005
Brussee J E, Smit H A, Kerkhof M, Koopman L P, Wijga A H, Postma D S, Gerritsen J, Grobbee D E, Brunekreef B, de Jongste J C
Abstract excerpt
Airway inflammation is an early feature of asthma. Early detection and anti-inflammatory treatment may have important therapeutic impact. Exhaled nitric oxide is a noninvasive marker of airway inflammation. The current study investigated the association between exhaled nitric oxide and asthma, wheezing phenotypes, atopy and blood eosinophilia in a large group of 4-yr-old children from the general population. All...
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