Serum Magnesium Concentration in Children with Asthma

Hatipoglu, Nevin; Hatipoglu, Husem; TÜREL, ÖZDEN; Aydogmus, Cigdem; Engerek, Nuri; Erkal, Serdar; Siraneci, Rengin

doi:10.5152/solunum.2014.25993

Serum Magnesium Concentration in Children with Asthma

Hatipoglu N., Hatipoglu H., TÜREL Ö., Aydogmus C., Engerek N., Erkal S., ...More

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, vol.16, no.1, pp.36-39, 2014 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.5152/solunum.2014.25993
Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.36-39
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, and magnesium is one of the most frequently found minerals in human body and it is used in the treatment of asthma. Although there are studies on magnesium levels in adult patients with asthma, there is yet no data on the levels of magnesium in children. The present study compared the levels of serum magnesium between the children with asthma and healthy children.