Predictive value of respiratory symptoms and bronchial hyperresponsiveness to diagnose asthma in New Zealand

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2107-2111

  Sistek, D ^a   Wickens, K ^b   Amstrong, R ^c   D'Souza, W ^d   Town, I ^e   Crane, J ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Wellington Asthma Research Group   (New Zealand)

^c Hastings Memorial Hospital   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Predictive value; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING; YOUDEN INDEX;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33751054826     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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