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Eosinophilic Inflammation in Asthma

1990 • 2,535 citations

Standardization of Spirometry—1987 Update

1987 • 2,237 citations

Association of Asthma with Serum IgE Levels and Skin-Test Reactivity to Allergens

1989 • 1,689 citations

Cellular Events in the Bronchi in Mild Asthma and after Bronchial Provocation

1989 • 1,158 citations

Regular inhaled beta-agonist treatment in bronchial asthma

1990 • 1,090 citations

Use of induced sputum cell counts to investigate airway inflammation in asthma.

1992 • 923 citations

Relation between Airway Responsiveness and Serum IgE in Children with Asthma and in Apparently Normal Children

1991 • 806 citations

Understanding and Improving Patient Compliance

1984 • 801 citations

A New Approach to the Treatment of Asthma

1989 • 458 citations

Effect of long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids and beta-agonists on the bronchial responsiveness in children with asthma

1987 • 435 citations

Rate of decline of lung function in subjects with asthma.

1987 • 432 citations

The assessment and treatment of asthma: A conference report

1990 • 390 citations

A case-control study of deaths from asthma.

1986 • 380 citations

The course of asthma during pregnancy, post partum, and with successive pregnancies: A prospective analysis

1988 • 364 citations

Chronic Sinus Disease with Associated Reactive Airway Disease in Children

1984 • 319 citations

Ultrastructure of airways in children with asthma

1978 • 311 citations

Management of asthma: a consensus statement.

1989 • 306 citations

A self management plan in the treatment of adult asthma.

1989 • 295 citations

On observing patterns of airflow obstruction in chronic asthma

1977 • 290 citations

The effect of cat removal on allergen content in household-dust samples

1989 • 289 citations

The Interrelationship among Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, the Diagnosis of Asthma, and Asthma Symptoms

1990 • 283 citations

Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, and Pulmonary Emphysema

1962 • 251 citations

Double-blind, placebo-controlled rush immunotherapy with a standardized Alternaria extract

1990 • 251 citations

Peripheral Lung Resistance in Normal and Asthmatic Subjects

1990 • 246 citations

Cellular characteristics of sputum from patients with asthma and chronic bronchitis.

1989 • 244 citations

Nonspecific Bronchial Reactivity and Its Relationship to the Clinical Expression of Asthma: A Longitudinal Study

1989 • 237 citations

Protection against allergen-induced asthma by salmeterol

1990 • 237 citations

Heterogeneity of Bronchial Asthma

1981 • 232 citations

Aspirin desensitization in aspirin-sensitive asthmatic patients: clinical manifestations and characterization of the refractory period

1982 • 223 citations

Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of adverse reactions to aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

1984 • 216 citations

A Randomized Trial of A.C.T. (Asthma Care Training) for Kids

1984 • 215 citations

Spirometry, lung volumes and airway resistance in normal children aged 5 to 18 years

1970 • 215 citations

Asymptomatic bronchial hyperresponsiveness in rhinitis

1985 • 209 citations

CONTROLLED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF PATIENT EDUCATION ON ASTHMA MORBIDITY IN GENERAL PRACTICE

1986 • 208 citations

Effect of a Short Course of Prednisone in the Prevention of Early Relapse after the Emergency Room Treatment of Acute Asthma

1991 • 206 citations

The Relationship of Respiratory Infections in Early Childhood to the Occurrence of Increased Levels of Bronchial Responsiveness and Atopy

1985 • 205 citations

Peak Expiratory Flow in Normal Subjects

1973 • 203 citations

The cyclooxygenase theory of aspirin-induced asthma

1990 • 202 citations

House dust mite sensitization in children and residential characteristics in a temperate region

1991 • 195 citations

Health Effects of Involuntary Smoking

1988 • 195 citations

Asthma--its Pathology and Treatment

1992 • 185 citations

Disodium cromoglycate inhibits activation of human inflammatory cells in vitro

1987 • 183 citations

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness is not bronchial hyperresponsiveness is not bronchial asthma

1988 • 177 citations

Deposition of pressurized suspension aerosols inhaled through extension devices.

1981 • 173 citations

Fatal Asthma in a Subject Sensitized to Toluene Diisocyanate

1988 • 155 citations

Childhood asthma: prevention of attacks with short-term corticosteroid treatment of upper respiratory tract infection.

1988 • 152 citations

Specific immunotherapy in asthma

1990 • 148 citations

Slow-Release Theophylline Rationale and Basis for Product Selection

1983 • 148 citations

Respiratory infections: Their role in airway responsiveness and the pathogenesis of asthma

1990 • 147 citations

Inflammatory Markers in Bronchoalveolar Lavage and in Bronchial Biopsy in Asthma during Remission

1990 • 144 citations

Sinusitis and bronchial asthma

1980 • 144 citations

Depression and asthma: A potentially lethal mixture

1987 • 142 citations

A Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial of Methylprednisolone in Status Asthmaticus

1983 • 142 citations

NEED FOR INTRAVENOUS HYDROCORTISONE IN ADDITION TO ORAL PREDNISOLONE IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE ASTHMA WITHOUT VENTILATORY FAILURE

1986 • 140 citations

THEOPHYLLINE PRESCRIBING, SERUM CONCENTRATIONS, AND TOXICITY

1983 • 132 citations

Workshop on Experimental Methodology for Clinical Studies of Adverse Reactions to Foods and Food Additives

1990 • 132 citations

Seasonal increase of bronchial reactivity in allergic rhinitis

1987 • 126 citations

Wheezy bronchitis revisited.

1989 • 125 citations

Effects of sodium cromoglycate and nedocromil sodium on histamine secretion from human lung mast cells.

1988 • 124 citations

Ventilation-perfusion mismatching in acute severe asthma: effects of salbutamol and 100% oxygen.

1989 • 120 citations

Preventive measures in house-dust allergy.

1982 • 120 citations

Changing patterns of asthma mortality. Identifying target populations at high risk

1990 • 119 citations

Identification of the fatality-prone subject with asthma

1989 • 112 citations

Serial Relationships between Ventilation-Perfusion Inequality and Spirometry in Acute Severe Asthma Requiring Hospitalization1-3

1988 • 104 citations

Review of clinical activity and mode of action of sodium cromoglycate

1980 • 104 citations

Comparison of effects of a self management booklet and audiocassette for patients with asthma.

1988 • 101 citations

Complications of topical steroid therapy for asthma.

1990 • 98 citations

The Effect of Prolonged Submaximal Warm-up Exercise on Exercise-induced Asthma

1989 • 97 citations

Protective effects of repeated short sprints in exercise-induced asthma.

1980 • 94 citations

Perioperative Management of the Patient with Asthma

1984 • 92 citations

Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Morphology of the Airways after Cessation of Exposure in Asthmatic Subjects Sensitized to Toluene Diisocyanate

1990 • 89 citations

Immunization with Killed Influenza Virus in Children with Chronic Asthma

1978 • 82 citations

Evaluation of the addition of cromolyn sodium to bronchodilator maintenance therapy in the long-term management of asthma

1987 • 72 citations

Comparison of Outpatient Nebulized vs Metered Dose Inhaler Terbutaline in Chronic Airflow Obstruction

1989 • 72 citations

Diurnal cortisol secretion during therapy with inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate in children with asthma

1991 • 70 citations

Psychological factors in fatal childhood asthma.

1987 • 68 citations

Comparison of Nebuhaler and nebulizer treatment of acute severe asthma in children.

1986 • 68 citations

Decreased adreno-cortical suppression utilizing the Nebuhaler for inhalation of steroid aerosols

1987 • 68 citations

New aspects of the therapeutic potential of theophylline in asthma

1989 • 67 citations

Increasing asthma mortality—Fact or artifact?

1988 • 65 citations

Adrenergic therapy of bronchial asthma

1986 • 64 citations

Aspirin-Sensitive Asthma

1985 • 64 citations

Exclusion of particulate allergens by window air conditioners

1980 • 63 citations

Nedocromil sodium: an overview

1989 • 49 citations

Asthma Education: More Reading or More Viewing?

1986 • 48 citations

Surgery in corticosteroid-dependent asthmatics

1974 • 47 citations

Toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma without airway hyperresponsiveness.

1986 • 45 citations

Quantitation of Mast Cells and Eosinophils in the Bronchial Mucosa of Symptomatic Atopic Asthmatics and Healthy Control Subjects Using Immunohistochemistry

1991 • 42 citations

Drug-Induced Bronchospasm

1990 • 40 citations

Effect of seasonal exposure to pollen on specific bronchial sensitivity in allergic patients

1990 • 40 citations

Are intravenous corticosteroids required in status asthmaticus?

1988 • 40 citations

Anaphylactoid reactions to radiocontrast material

1985 • 37 citations

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Aspirin-Induced Asthma

1991 • 15 citations

CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA: A MANUAL FOR PARENTS

1989 • 14 citations

Respiratory complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux.

1989 • 11 citations

Changes in indoor climate after tightening of apartments

1983 • 11 citations

Doctor-Patient Communication

1972 • 10 citations

Compensation for occupational asthma in Quebec

1990 • 9 citations

Control of asthma by aerosols

1987 • 8 citations

Simple drug delivery system for use by young asthmatics

1984 • 7 citations

215 Hydrocortisone and airflow impairment in aspirin-induced asthma

1985 • 3 citations