Comparison of methacholine and mannitol bronchial provocation tests in workers with occupational asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 555-556

  Lemiere, Catherine ^a   Miedinger, David ^a,b   Jacob, Véronique ^a   Chaboillez, Simone ^a   Tremblay, Caroline ^a   Brannan, John D ^c  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHOSPASM; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRY POWDER; EOSINOPHIL; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MAST CELL; NEBULIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL; WORKER;

EID: 84856495539     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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