Comparison of mannitol and methacholine to predict exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and a clinical diagnosis of asthma

BACKGROUND: Asthma can be difficult to diagnose, but bronchial provocation with methacholine, exercise or mannitol is helpful when used to identify bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR), a key feature of the disease. The utility of these tests in subjects with signs and symptoms of asthma but without...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Sandra D, Charlton, Brett, Weiler, John M, Nichols, Sara, Spector, Sheldon L, Pearlman, David S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2644668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19161635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2644668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19161635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-4

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