Abstract
The bronchial challenge consisting in getting subjects to inhale ultrasonically nebulized distilled water (UNDW) has for some time now been adopted as an economical “physiological” method for documenting bronchial hyperreactivity [1, 2].
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Allegra, L., Dal Negro, R. (1993). Physical Agents in Bronchial Provocation Tests: Nebulized Hypoosmolar Aerosol. In: Allegra, L., Braga, P.C., Dal Negro, R. (eds) Methods in Asthmology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2263-8_12
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