Reproducibility of acoustic rhinometry in the investigation of occupational rhinitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-477

  Castano, Roberto ^a,b   Thériault, Gilles ^a   Gautrin, Denyse ^b   Ghezzo, Heberto ^b   Trudeau, Carole ^b   Malo, Jean Luc ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Diagnosis; Nasal provocation test; Occupational; Occupational asthma; Occupational exposures; Occupational rhinitis; Reproducibility; Rhinitis; Specific inhalation challenge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHINITIS; RHINOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 34548423700     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3039     Document Type: Article

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