Bronchial hyperreactivity and spirometric impairment in polysensitized patients with allergic rhinitis

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cirillo, Ignazio ^b   Tosca, Maria Angela ^c   Vizzaccaro, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Navy Hospital   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Bronchial hyperreactivity; FEF 25 75; Methacholine challenge; Polysensitization

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; POLLEN; PROVOCATION TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 4243049232     PISSN: 14767961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-2-3     Document Type: Article

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