Airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in 7-year-old children: Sensitivity and specificity for pediatric allergist-diagnosed asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-178

  Carlsten, Chris ^a   Dimich Ward, Helen ^a   Ferguson, Alexander ^a   Becker, Allan ^b   Dybuncio, Anne ^a   Chan Yeung, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma; methacholine; PC20; pediatric; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79251469389     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21347     Document Type: Article

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