The effect of salt chamber treatment on bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthmatics

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 605-610

  Hedman, J ^a   Hugg, T ^b   Sandell, J ^b   Haahtela, T ^c  

^a SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Complementary treatments; Salt chamber; Speleotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALT CHAMBER TREATMENT; SPELEOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744455511     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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