Concentrations of methacholine for bronchial responsiveness according to symptoms, smoking, and immunoglobulin E in a population-based study in Spain

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1273-1279

  Sunyer, Jordi ^b   Muñoz, Alvaro ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029879183     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.4.8616553     Document Type: Article

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