Seasonal effect on exercise challenge tests for the diagnosis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 416-420

  Goldberg, Shmuel ^a   Mimouni, Francis ^a   Joseph, Leon ^a   Izbicki, Gabriel ^a   Picard, Elie ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE CHALLENGE TEST; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; EXERCISE INDUCED BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUMMER;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866746900     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2012.33.3586     Document Type: Article

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