Agreement between spirometry and tracheal auscultation in assessing bronchial responsiveness in asthmatic children

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 102-107

  Sprikkelman, A B ^a   Schouten, J P ^b   Lourens, M S ^a   Heymans, H S A ^c   Van Aalderen, W M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACHEA; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032918570     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90298-6     Document Type: Article

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