The FEF 25-75 and its decline as a predictor of methacholine responsiveness in children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-381

  Drewek, Rupali ^a,c   Garber, Elfriede ^b   Stanclik, Sheryl ^b   Simpson, Pippa ^a   Nugent, Melodee ^a   Gershan, William ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Bronchial challenge; FEF25 75; Methacholine

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; INHALATION TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 67649779888     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802492079     Document Type: Article

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