Assessment of airway hyperreactivity: Comparison of forced spirometry and body plethysmography for methacholine challenge tests

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.4, 2009, Pages 170-176

  Nensa, F ^a   Marek, W W ^a   Marek, E ^a   Smith, H J ^b   Kohlhaufl M ^c  

^a Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

^b Cardinal Health Research Services   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

airway hyperresponsiveness; asthma; bronchial challenge; forced spirometry; methacholine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 77955503937     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-14-S4-170     Document Type: Article

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