Peripheral airway function in childhood asthma, assessed by single-breath He and SF6 washout

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-347

  Ljungberg, Henrik K ^a,b   Gustafsson, Per M ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acinar; Airway hyperresponsiveness; Bronchioli; Challenge; Children; Conductive

Indexed keywords

FLUOROSULFONIC ACID; HELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SINGLE BREATH WASHOUT TEST; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0141631815     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10356     Document Type: Article

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