Assessment of airway responsiveness: Comparison of forced spirometry and body plethysmography for methacholine challenge tests

M. Kohlhäufl, F. Nensa, E. M. Marek, H. J. Smith, N. Kotschy-Lang, M. Herrmann, W. Marek (Stuttgart-Gerlingen, Bochum, Hoechberg, Falkenstein, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Advances in lung function II
Session: Advances in lung function II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2818
Disease area: Airway diseases

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