Role of FEF25-75 as an early marker of bronchial impairment in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 641-647

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cirillo, Ignazio ^b   Klersy, Catherine ^c   Marseglia, Gian Luigi ^c   Vizzaccaro, Andrea ^b   Pallestrini, Eugenio ^a   Tosca, Mariangela ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Marina Militare   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE MUCUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; POLLEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOMANOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; BRONCHOSPASM; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROGNOSIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33845692841     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2914     Document Type: Article

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