Reproducibility of nasal lavage in the context of the inhalation challenge investigation of occupational rhinitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-275

  Castano, Roberto ^a,b   Thériault, Gilles ^a   Maghni, Karim ^b   Ghezzo, Heberto ^b   Malo, Jean Luc ^b   Gautrin, Denyse ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diagnosis; Inhalation challenge; Nasal lavage; Occupation; Occupational asthma; Occupational rhinitis; Reproducibility; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHINITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; IRRIGATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS;

EID: 45349102625     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3165     Document Type: Article

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