Use of specific airway resistance to assess bronchodilator response in children

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 666-671

  Mahut, Bruno ^a,b   Peiffer, Claudine ^b   Bokov, Plamen ^b   Delclaux, Christophe ^b,d   Beydon, Nicole ^b,c  

^a La Berma Clinic   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

bronchodilator; children; specific airway resistance; spirometry

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIFIC AIRWAY RESISTANCE; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955442539     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01953.x     Document Type: Article

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