Assessing Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Children; The Need for Testing

• Main Authors: Natasja Lammers (Author), Maaike H. T. van Hoesel (Author), Marije Kamphuis (Author), Marjolein Brusse-Keizer (Author), Job van der Palen (Author), Reina Visser (Author), Boony J. Thio (Author), Jean M. M. Driessen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a specific morbidity of childhood asthma and a sign of insufficient disease control. EIB is diagnosed and monitored based on lung function changes after a standardized exercise challenge test (ECT). In daily practice however, EIB is often eval...