A Longitudinal Evaluation of Bronchial Responsiveness to Methacholine in Children: Hole of Baseline Lung Function, Gender, and Change in Atopic Status

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1098-1104

  Forastiere, Francesco ^a   Corbo, Giuseppe M ^b   Dell'Orco, Valerio ^b   Pistelli, Riccardo ^b   Agabiti, Nera ^b   Kriebel, David ^b  

^a Osservatorio Epidemiologico   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MALE; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN TESTS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030012050     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.3.8630551     Document Type: Article

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