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Inconsistent calculation methodology for the eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea test affects the diagnosis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

INTRODUCTION: The eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea (EVH) challenge is used to screen for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. Several criteria have been proposed to determine the decrease in lung function (fall index, FI) following EVH. We compared three published FI calculation methods to determine i...

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Autores principales: Koch, Sarah, Sinden, Sean Michael, Koehle, Michael Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30622717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000358