%0 Journal Article
%T Patterns of bronchial challenge testing in Canada
%A Amir Raz
%A R¨Śmi Th¨Śriault
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy: CJRT = Revue Canadienne de la Th¨Śrapie Respiratoire : RCTR".
%D 2018
%R 10.29390/cjrt-2018-006
%X Bronchial challenge testing (BCT) measures airway hyperresponsiveness; asthma guidelines recommend using BCT when symptoms manifest despite normal spirometry. Improper application of these guidelines commonly results in the misdiagnosis of asthma. Yet, statistics concerning BCT remain largely obscure. The current paper addresses this gap and explores how various health variables may elucidate adherence to asthma guidelines and patterns of BCT across Canadian provinces
%K bronchial challenge testing
%K asthma
%K misdiagnosis
%K medical financial claims
%K guidelines
%K respirologists
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6591799/