The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 211-216 , August 2009

The Use of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Diagnosis of Asthma in School Children

  • Yakov Sivan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yakov Sivan, MD, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Souraski Medical Center, 6 Waitzman St, Tel Aviv, Israel 64239.
    • ,
  • Tali Gadish, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Fireman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Pulmonology and Allergic Diseases, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Ruth Soferman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 3 October 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 February 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00155-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.034

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 211-216 , August 2009

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