Smoking and bronchial responsiveness in non-atopic and atopic young adults

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-238

  Sunyer, Jordi ^a   Antó, Josep M ^a   Kogevinas, Manolis ^a   Soriano, Joan B ^a,c   Tobías, Aurelio ^a   Muñoz, Alvaro ^b   Martinez Moratalla, J ^c   Almar, E ^c   Arevalo, M ^c   Mateos, A ^c   Sanchez, A ^c   Vizcaya, M ^c   Burgos, F ^c   Castellsague J ^c   Roca, J ^c   Muniozguren, N ^c   Errazola, M ^c   Capelastegui, A ^c   Ramos, J ^c   Maldonado, J A ^c   Sanchez, J L ^c   Pereira, A ^c   Gravalos, J ^c   Quiros, R ^c   Azofra, J ^c   Palenciano, L ^c   Payo, F ^c   Rego, G ^c   Vega, A ^c   more..

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

atopy; bronchial responsiveness; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0343200260     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.3.235     Document Type: Article

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