Reliability, consistency and variability of base-line spirometric and plethysmographic measurements prior to methacholine challenge tests assess airway hyperreactivity (AHR)

Richard Kraemer (Berne, Switzerland), Richard Kraemer, Jörg Salomon

Source: International Congress 2016 – The future of lung function is beginning now
Session: The future of lung function is beginning now
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4405
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Richard Kraemer (Berne, Switzerland), Richard Kraemer, Jörg Salomon. Reliability, consistency and variability of base-line spirometric and plethysmographic measurements prior to methacholine challenge tests assess airway hyperreactivity (AHR). Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4405

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