PEF variability, bronchial responsiveness and their relation to allergy markers in a random population (20-70 yr)

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-35

  Boezen, H M ^a   Postma, D S ^a   Schouten, J P ^a   Kerstjens, H A M ^a   Rijcken, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030017321     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.1.8680695     Document Type: Article

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