Variation in bronchial responsiveness in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS)

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2495-2501

  Chinn, S ^a,b   Burney, P ^a,b   Jarvis, D ^a,b   Luczynska, C ^a,b   Lai, E ^b   Vermeire, P ^b,b   Kesteloot, H ^b   Bousquet, J ^b,b   Knani, J ^b   Nowak, D ^b   Magnussen, H ^b   Prichard, J ^b   Allwright, S ^b   MacLeod, D ^b   de Marco, R ^b   Lo Cascio, R de Marco ^b   Campello, C ^b   Rijcken, B ^b   Anto J M ^b   Sunyer, J ^b   Burgos, F ^b   Castellsague J ^b   Roca, J ^b   Soriano, J B ^b   Tobias A ^b   Alves, J ^b   Marques, J A ^b   Boman, G ^b   Janson, C ^b   Bjornsson E ^b   Nielsen, N ^b   Paoletti, P ^b   Popp, W ^b   Abramson, M ^b   Kutin, J ^b   van Bastelaer, F ^b   Neukirch, F ^b   Liard, R ^b   Pin, I ^b   Pison, C ^b   Taytard, A ^b   Wichmann, H E ^b   Heinrich, J ^b   Papageorgiou, N ^b   Avarlis, P ^b   Gaga, M ^b   Marossis, C ^b   Gislason, T ^b   Gislason, D ^b   Bugiani, M ^b   Bucca, C ^b   Romano, C ^b   Marinoni, A ^b   Cerveri, T ^b   Casali, L ^b   Kremer, A ^b   Crane, J ^b   Lewis, S ^b   Gulsvik, A ^b   Omenaas, E ^b   Muniozguren, N ^b   Ramos Gonzalez J ^b   Capelastegui, A ^b   Castillo, J ^b   Rodriguez Portal, J ^b   Martinez Moratalla, J ^b   Almar, E ^b   Maldonado Perez J ^b   Pereira, A ^b   Sanchez J ^b   Quiros, J ^b   Huerta, I ^b   Pavo, F ^b   Rosenhall, L ^b   Norrman, E ^b   Lundback B ^b   Lindholm, N ^b   Plaschke, P ^b   Ackermann Liebrich, U ^b   Kunzli N ^b   Perruchoud, A ^b   Burr, M ^b   Layzell, J ^b   Hall, R ^b   Harrison, B ^b   Stark, J ^b   Buist, S ^b   Vollmer, W ^b   Osborne, M ^b   more..

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bronchial provocation tests; Epidemiology; Methacholine; Multi centre study

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0031460460     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10112495     Document Type: Article

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