Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with sarcoidosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue JAN, 2004, Pages 21-23

  Aggarwal, A N ^a   Gupta, D ^a   Chandrasekhar, G ^a   Jindal, S K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 13744252574     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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