Bronchoprovocation testing in asthma.

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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is an important feature of asthma and is useful in diagnosis, monitoring, and prognostication. It probably represents inherent elements of the disease process such as genetic predisposition, airway inflammation, and airway remodeling. Airway inflammation likely accounts for the variable component of BHR, whereas the persistent component of BHR correlates significantly with...

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