Nasal flow, volumes, and minimal cross sectional areas in asthmatics

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1515-1520

  Thorstensen, Wenche Moe ^a,e   Sue Chu, Malcolm ^a,e   Bugten, Vegard ^a,e   Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus ^b,c,d  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b SØRLANDET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Allergy; Asthma; Peak nasal inspiratory flow; Rhinitis; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMIDAZOLES; INHALATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884816499     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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