Airway hyperresponsiveness in the elderly: Prevalence and clinical implications

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 364-375

  Scichilone, N ^a   Messina, M ^a   Battaglia, S ^a   Catalano, F ^a   Bellia, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Airway hyperresponsiveness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ATOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOMETRY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDLINE; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13844275399     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00080204     Document Type: Review

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