Abbreviated methacholine challenge: How safe are short procedures? [2]

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 752-753

  Bar Yishay, Ephraim ^a   Cockcroft, Donald W ^b   Marciniuk, Darcy D ^b   Hurst, Thomas S ^b   Cotton, David J ^b   Laframboise, Karen F ^b   McNab, Brian D ^b   Skomro, Robert P ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; METHACHOLINE;

ALGORITHM; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036039857     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.2.752     Document Type: Letter

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