Nocturnal Asthma: A Special Type of Asthma

<p>Nocturnal asthma is defined by a drop in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of at least 15% between bedtime and awakening in patients with clinical and physiologic evidence of asthma. Nocturnal asthma is associated with a circadian pattern in lung function, distal airway inflammati...

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Main Author: Jiang Xiongbin (Author)
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Published: Global Journal of Allergy - Peertechz Publications, 2016-02-29.
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