A MCh test pre-post esophageal acidification in detecting ger-related asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-355

  Dal Negro, Roberto Walter ^a   Tognella, Silvia ^a   Micheletto, Claudio ^a   Sandri, Marco ^b   Guerriero, Massimo ^c  

^a Ospedale 2   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Gastro oesophageal reflux; GER related asthma; Lung function; Oesophageal acidification

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ADULT; AIRWAY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; INHALATION TEST; ITALY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER CURVE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 67649742927     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802712955     Document Type: Article

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