The relationship between Δ-forced vital capacity (percent fall in forced vital capacity at the PC20 dose of methacholine) and the maximal airway response in patients who have mild asthma

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 366-372

  Yu, Jinho ^a   Yoo, Young ^a   Do, Kyun Kim ^a   Young, Yull Koh ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; RNASE3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LUNG; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 27644533234     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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