Repeatability of methacholine challenges in 2- to 4-year-old children with asthma, using a new technique for quantitative delivery of aerosol

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 278-286

  Klug, Bent ^a,b   Bisgaard, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aerosol delivery; bronchial provocation tests; methacholine challenge; preschool children; respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE; TERBUTALINE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030933603     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199704)23:4<278::aid-ppul5>3.0.co;2-i     Document Type: Article

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