Repeatability of peak nasal inspiratory flow measurements and utility for assessing the severity of rhinitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 795-800

  Starling Schwanz, R ^a   Peake, H L ^a,b   Salome, C M ^a   Toelle, B G ^a   Ng, K W ^a   Marks, G B ^a   Lean, M L ^a   Rimmer, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Nasal obstruction; Peak nasal inspiratory flow; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GLYCEROL; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; CLADOSPORIUM; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELTZER QUESTIONNAIRE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHINITIS; RHINOSCOPY; ROC CURVE; RYE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20044391262     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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