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Development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness during childhood.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Feb 2001
Mochizuki H, Shigeta M, Morikawa A
Abstract excerpt
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) produces the characteristic pathological abnormalities seen in asthma and clearly plays a central role in the pathophysiology of asthma. The presence of BHR has been demonstrated in infants with asthma, as has the possibility of BHR persisting through the childhood period. The level of BHR may not only reflect the state of the airways, as a marker of airway dysfunction, but may...
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