Methacholine Challenge Testing: Comparison of the Two American Thoracic Society-Recommended Methods

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 453-458

  Wubbel, Catherine ^a,d   Asmus, Michael J ^b   Stevens, Gary ^c   Chesrown, Sarah E ^a   Hendeles, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial challenge; Bronchoprovocation; Dosimeter; Methacholine

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; DILUENT; METHACHOLINE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOMETRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 1242329147     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.2.453     Document Type: Article

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