Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and quality of life in asthmatics

Respiration

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 496-499

  Riccioni, G ^a,b   D'Orazio, N ^a   Di Ilio, C ^a   Della Vecchia, R ^a   Ballone, E ^a   Menna, V ^a   Guagnano, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0346220178     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074206     Document Type: Article

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