Distribution of bronchial responsiveness in a general population: Effect of sex, age, smoking, and level of pulmonary function

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1770-1777

  Paoletti, Paolo ^a   Carrozzi, Laura ^b   Viegi, Giovanni ^b   Modena, Paola ^b   Ballerin, Licia ^b   Di Pede, Francesco ^b   Grado, Laura ^b   Baldacci, Sandra ^b   Pedreschi, Marzia ^b   Vellutini, Mariella ^b   Paggiaro, Pierluigi ^b   Mammini, Umberto ^b   Fabbri, Leonardo ^b   Giuntini, Carlo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029017089     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.151.6.7767519     Document Type: Article

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