Do bronchoprovocation tests help to diagnose asthma in paediatric outpatient clinics?

J. Barben, D. Trachsel, M. P. F. Strippoli, B. Schiller, J. Hammer, C. E. Kuehni (St. Gallen, Basel, Bern, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - FeNO and other biomarkers in childhood asthma
Session: FeNO and other biomarkers in childhood asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1209
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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