Recognition of asthma in adolescents and young adults: which objective measure is best?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Recognition of asthma in adolescents and young adults

T2 - which objective measure is best?

AU - Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli

AU - Postma, Dirkje S

AU - Backer, Vibeke

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - Objective assessment of airway function is important in epidemiologic studies of asthma to facilitate comparison between studies. Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), peak expiratory flow (PEF) variability, and bronchodilator reversibility (BR) are widely used as markers of airway lability in such studies. Data from a survey of a population sample of adolescents and young adults (n = 609; 288 males), aged 13-23 years, were analyzed to investigate whether AHR, PEF variability, and BR can be used interchangeably as markers of asthma in an epidemiological setting.

AB - Objective assessment of airway function is important in epidemiologic studies of asthma to facilitate comparison between studies. Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), peak expiratory flow (PEF) variability, and bronchodilator reversibility (BR) are widely used as markers of airway lability in such studies. Data from a survey of a population sample of adolescents and young adults (n = 609; 288 males), aged 13-23 years, were analyzed to investigate whether AHR, PEF variability, and BR can be used interchangeably as markers of asthma in an epidemiological setting.

U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02770900500215715

DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02770900500215715

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0277-0903

VL - 42

SP - 549

EP - 554

JO - Journal of Asthma

JF - Journal of Asthma

IS - 7

ER -