The reproducibility and sample size requirements of exercise-induced bronchoonstriction measurements

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 581-588

  Dahlen B ^a   O'Byrne, P M ^a   Watson, R M ^a   Roquet, A ^a   Larsen, F ^a   Inman, M D ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma exercise induced bronchoconstriction; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Power; Study design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; DRUG EVALUATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0034997515     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17405810     Document Type: Article

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