Recovery of methacholine responsiveness after end of exposure in occupational asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1304-1307

  Malo, Jean Luc ^a   Ghezzo, Heberto ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial diseases; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Occupational asthma; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; INHALATION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3442876689     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200312-1749OC     Document Type: Article

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