Effect of Esophageal and Gastric Distention on Bronchial Hyper-Responsiveness in Patients with Bronchial Asthma

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 486-488

  Singh, V ^a   Nijhawan, S ^a   Agarwal, V ^a   Bansal, Shweta ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; STOMACH; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034189316     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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