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Paediatric Asthma (Issue 56)
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Airway hyperresponsiveness in children
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Roukema Jolt, Gerrits Peter, Merkus Peter
Eur Respir Mon 2012; 56: 158-171		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a hallmark of asthma, but may also exist in children and adults with other lung disorders. It reflects an abnormal response with airway narrowing following exposure to a wide variety of non-sensitising stimuli of chemical or physical origin. The response may be abnormally sensitive: the degree of airway narrowing may increase markedly with increasing stimuli, and may result in complete airway closure. This abnormal response may be due to the presence of airway... [View all]
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