Reference ranges for exhaled nitric oxide derived from a random community survey of adults.

@article{Travers2007ReferenceRF,
  title={Reference ranges for exhaled nitric oxide derived from a random community survey of adults.},
  author={Justin Travers and Suzanne Marsh and Sarah Aldington and Mathew V Williams and Philippa Shirtcliffe and Alison Pritchard and Mark W Weatherall and Richard Beasley},
  journal={American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine},
  year={2007},
  volume={176 3},
  pages={
          238-42
        }
}
RATIONALE Measurement of the fraction of nitric oxide in exhaled breath (Fe(NO)) has been proposed as a noninvasive marker of airway inflammation. Before the widespread use of this test, there is a need to develop reference ranges to allow clinicians to interpret Fe(NO) measurements. OBJECTIVES To derive reference ranges for Fe(NO) and to determine which factors in health and disease influence Fe(NO) levels. METHODS Subjects aged between 25 and 75 years were drawn from a random sample of… 
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