Effect of single doses of S-salbutamol, R-salbutamol, racemic salbutamol, and placebo on the airway response to methacholine

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 845-848

  Cockcroft, D W ^a   Swystun, V A ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchodilation; Bronchoprotection; Enantiomers; Salbutamol

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENANTIOMER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; STEREOISOMERISM; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030822364     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.10.845     Document Type: Article

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