Measurement of specific airway resistance decreased the risk of delay in asthma diagnosis in children

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Brzozowska, Agnieszka ^a   Majak, Pawel ^a   Grzelewski, Tomasz ^a   Stelmach, Wlodzimierz ^b   Kaczmarek, Joanna ^a   Stelmach, Piotr ^b   Jerzynska, Joanna ^a   Stelmach, Iwona ^a  

^a N Copernicus Hospital   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asthma prevention; Children; Delayed asthma diagnosis; Fev1; Pulmonary function test; Sraw; Underestimation of bronchial obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63449126267     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2009.30.3194     Document Type: Article

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