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Abstract
Subjective assessment and objective measurements of airways obstruction were compared in 82 patients during methacholine-induced asthma. 15% of the patients were unable to sense the presence of marked airways obstruction (forced expired volume in 1 s less than 50% of the predicted normal value). These subjects could not be characterised as a distinct group on the basis of their sex, age, or duration of their asthma. This reinforces the need for objective measurement of lung function in the management of asthma.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 58147 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)92097-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321