Confirmation of asthma in an era of overdiagnosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-260

  Luks, V P ^a   Vandemheen, K L ^b   Aaron, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Diagnosis; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 77955631163     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00165109     Document Type: Article

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