Deep Inspiration Avoidance and Airway Response to Methacholine: Influence of Body Mass Index

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of deep inspiration avoidance response to methacholine inhalation in 23 nonobese (body mass index between 18 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2) and 27 obese (body mass index 30 kg/m2 or greater), nonatopic, nonasthmatic normal subjects.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Louis-Philippe Boulet, Hélène Turcotte, Geneviève Boulet, Barbara Simard, Patricia Robichaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/517548