The effect of deep inspiration on methacholine dose-response curves in normal subjects

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 4 PART I, 1997, Pages 1278-1281

  Moore, B J ^a   Verburgt, L M ^a   King, G G ^a   Pare P D ^a,b  

^a The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0030798779     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.4.96-11082     Document Type: Article

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