Dalhousie dyspnea scales: Pictorial scales to measure dyspnea during induced bronchoconstriction

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1182-1187

  Pianosi, Paul ^a,c   Smith, Chloe P ^a   Almudevar, Anthony ^b   McGrath, Patrick J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchoconstriction; Children; Dyspnea; Histamine

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; DALHOUSIE DYSPNEA SCALE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; CHILD; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NOMOGRAMS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33845415670     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20512     Document Type: Article

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