Deep inspiration-induced bronchoprotection is stronger than bronchodilation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 910-916

  Scichilone, Nicola ^a,b   Kapsali, Trisevgeni ^a   Permutt, Solbert ^a   Togias, Alkis ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFLATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0033835689     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.9907048     Document Type: Article

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