Exercise tests in large groups of children are not a suitable screening procedure for undiagnosed asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1128-1132

  Johansson, H ^a   Foucard, Tony ^b   Pettersson, L G ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Exercise; Schoolchildren; Screening; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0030666994     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb00188.x     Document Type: Article

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