Safety of methacholine challenges in a multicenter pediatric asthma study [5]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 709-711

  Covar, Ronina A ^a   Colvin, Ryan ^b   Shapiro, Gail ^c   Strunk, Robert ^d  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwest Asthma and Allergy   (United States)

^d ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LETTER; MUSCLE CRAMP; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING; XEROSIS;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644781461     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.01.010     Document Type: Letter

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