The utility of spirometry in assessment of presumptive diagnosis of bronchial asthma in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
Context: Spirometry with reversibility testing is the gold standard for definitive diagnosis of bronchial asthma. However, even in those with established bronchial asthma reversibility test result may subsequently become negative. Spirometry results may also be normal during exacerbation-free interv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Respiratory Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=102;epage=106;aulast=Nwosu |