Article
Determinants of airway responsiveness to histamine in children.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 2005
Turner S W, Palmer L J, Rye P J, Gibson N A, Young S, Goldblatt J, Landau L I, Le Souëf P N
Abstract excerpt
Increased airway responsiveness (AR) is associated with asthma, but not all individuals with increased AR have asthma. The aim of this study was to identify factors, other than physician-diagnosed asthma (PDA), which are associated with increased AR. In a longitudinal study, data were collected on atopy and lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) in infancy, and AR (expressed as dose-response slope (DRS)), atopy,...
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