Evaluation of methacholine dose-response curves by linear and exponential mathematical models: Goodness-of-fit and validity of extrapolation

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 506-511

  Verlato, G ^a   Cerveri, I ^b   Villani, A ^a   Pasquetto, M ^a   Ferrari, M ^a   Fanfulla, F ^b   Zanolin, E ^a   Rijcken, B ^c   De Marco, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bronchial provocation tests; forced expiratory volume; log dose response relationship; methacholine; model fit

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029917691     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09030506     Document Type: Article

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