Timing and nature of wheezing at the endpoint of a bronchial challenge in preschool children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 262-267

  Godfrey, Simon ^a   Cohen, Shlomo ^a   Avital, Avraham ^a   Springer, Chaim ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Characteristics of wheezing; Inhalation provocation tests; Preschool children; Sound spectrography

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SOUND DETECTION; WHEEZING;

ACOUSTICS; ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OXYGEN; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 16244385898     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20178     Document Type: Article

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