Histamine challenges discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 246-253

  Niggemann, B ^a   Illi, S ^a   Madloch, C ^a   Volkel K ^a   Lau, S ^a   Bergmann, R ^a   von Mutius, E ^a   Wahn, U ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Children; Cut off value; Histamine challenge; PC20FEV1

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AGE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TITRIMETRY; WHEEZING;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034955629     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17202460     Document Type: Article

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