Predictors of methacholine responsiveness in a general population

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 812-820

  Schwartz, Joel ^b   Schindler, Christian ^a   Zemp, Elisabeth ^a   Perruchoud, André P ^c   Zellweger, Jean Pierre ^d   Wüthrich, Brunello ^e   Leuenberger, Philippe ^d   Ackermann Liebrich, Ursula ^a   Alean, P ^e   Blaser, K ^e   Bolognini, G ^e   Bongard, J P ^e   Brandli O ^e   Braun, P ^e   Bron, C ^e   Brutsche, M ^e   Defila, C ^e   Domenighetti, G ^e   Elsasser, S ^e   Grize, L ^e   Guldimann, P ^e   Hufschmid, P ^e   Karrer, W ^e   Keller Wossidlo, H ^e   Kuunzli R ^e   Luthy, J C ^e   Martin, B W ^e   Medici, T C ^e   Monn, C ^e   Peeters, A G ^e   Radaelli, A ^e   Solari, G ^e   Schoni M H ^e   Tschopp, J M ^e   more..

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atopy; Methacholine responsiveness; Sex; Smoking

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 18644378463     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.3.812     Document Type: Article

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