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. 2016 Jan;8(1):84-5.
doi: 10.4168/aair.2016.8.1.84. Epub 2015 Oct 7.

Inflammation Markers and FEF25-75: A Relevant Link in Children With Asthma

Maria Angela Tosca  1 , Michela Silvestri  1 , Nicoletta Solari  1 , Giovanni Arturo Rossi  1 , Giorgio Ciprandi  2
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Inflammation Markers and FEF25-75: A Relevant Link in Children With Asthma

Maria Angela Tosca et al. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2016 Jan.
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Figure. Relationship between FEF25-75 values and different inflammatory/allergy markers: blood eosinophils (as absolute number, A; as relative number, B), serum IgE to house dust mites (C), and FeNO (D).
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