Bronchial hyperreactivity in patients with allergic rhinitis: Forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% of vital capacity might be a predictive factor

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Tosca, Maria Angela ^b   Signori, Alessio ^c   Cirillo, Ignazio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Navy Medical Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 79953169862     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2011.32.3425     Document Type: Article

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