Effects of fluticasone propionate on methacholine dose-response curves in nonsmoking atopic asthmatics

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2256-2262

  Overbeek, S E ^a   Rijnbeek, P R ^a   Vons, C ^a   Mulder, P G H ^a   Hoogsteden, H C ^a   Bogaard, J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Fluticasone propionate; Methacholine dose response curves

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029959540     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09112256     Document Type: Article

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