Methacholine provocations do not reveal sensitivity to strong scents

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 381-384

  Millqvist, Eva ^a   Löwhagen, Olle ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; MALE; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0031833568     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62987-0     Document Type: Article

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