Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 30-36 , January 2003

Discriminant analysis in allergic rhinitis and asthma: methacholine dose–response slope allows a good differentiation between mild asthma and rhinitis

Received 5 November 2001 ,Accepted 1 July 2002.

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Respiratory Medicine
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