Comparison of early and late asthmatic responses between patients with allergic rhinitis and mild asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 905-909

  Bonavia, M ^a   Crimi, E ^b   Quaglia, A ^a   Brusasco, V ^b,c  

^a Ospedale di Pietra Ligure   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen; bronchial challenge; house dust mite; methacholine; pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0030008528     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09050905     Document Type: Article

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