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13326 
Journal Article 
Pulmonary responses to allergens and pollutants 
Lebowitz, MD; O'Rourke, MK 
1996 
Yes 
Chest
ISSN: 0012-3692
EISSN: 1931-3543 
BIOSIS/96/25407 
109 
3 SUPPL. 
54S-55S. 
English 
Indoor allergen exposures are ubiquitous and can lead to significant allergic diseases (including asthma) in significant proportions of the population. Immunologic sensitization and resulting inflammatory conditions on re-exposure are responsible for greater susceptibility to other triggers of airway responses. Air pollutants may act as adjuvants, as predisposing exposures producing airway inflammation, and/or as primary agents for airway responses. Different measures of bronchial responsiveness (BR) (including bronchodilator responsiveness and peak expiratory flow [PEF] lability, as well as responses to specific agents or nonspecific bronchoconstrictor drugs) have shown a relationship between these indexes and symptoms, diagnoses, and function, especially asthma. 
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