The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 457-462.e1 , November 2007

Value of the Bronchodilator Response in Assessing Controller Naïve Asthmatic Children

  • Stanley P. Galant, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California
    • Southern California Chapter of Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Los Angeles, California
    • Breathmobile Orange County.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Stanley P. Galant, MD, 1201 W La Veta Ave, Suite 501, Orange, Ca 92868.
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  • Tricia Morphew, MS

      Affiliations

    • Southern California Chapter of Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Silvia Amaro, RN

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California
    • Breathmobile Orange County.
    • ,
  • Otto Liao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California
    • Breathmobile Orange County.

Received 14 February 2007 ,Revised 1 May 2007

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 Supported by grants from the California Wellness Foundation, Tobacco Settlement Revenue, and Asthma Chronic Lung Disease.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00453-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.05.004

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 457-462.e1 , November 2007

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