Methacholine challenge test: Diagnostic characteristics in asthmatic patients receiving controller medications

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Sumino, Kaharu ^a   Sugar, Elizabeth A ^b   Irvin, Charles G ^c   Kaminsky, David A ^c   Shade, Dave ^b   Wei, Christine Y ^b   Holbrook, Janet T ^b   Wise, Robert A ^d   Castro, Mario ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma diagnosis; atopy; inhaled corticosteroids; race

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHACHOLINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHALLENGE TEST; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84862847912     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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