Bronchial challenge testing in occupational epidemiology: Is the diluent step really necessary?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-28

  Bohadana, Abraham ^a,b   Michaely, Jean Pierre ^a   Teculescu, Dan ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILUENT; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0036666825     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61906-0     Document Type: Article

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