Methacholine challenges for detection of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) – a comparison of forced spirometry and body plethysmography

M. Kohlhaeufl, F. Nensa, E. Marek, H. J. Smith, W. Marek (Stuttgart, Bochum, Würzburg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Airway hyperresponsiveness: mechanism and assessment
Session: Airway hyperresponsiveness: mechanism and assessment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3991
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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