title: Clinical assessment of patients.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des maladies respiratoires et INSERM U454, Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Godard
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Woolcock
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sterk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aubier
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pride
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Postma
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index