title: Airway resistance measurements in pre-school children with asthmatic symptoms: the interrupter technique.
abstract: Measuring airway resistance in pre-school children with the interrupter technique has proven to be feasible and reliable in daily clinical practice and research settings. Whether it contributes to diagnosing asthma in pre-school children still remains uncertain. From the results of previous studies a need for standardisation of the technique has emerged. In this overview we will elaborate on research concerning the position of the interrupter technique in the difficult process of diagnosing asthma in pre-school children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. e.kooi@bkk.umcg.nl
authors.forename: E M W
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kooi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schokker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van der Molen
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Duiverman
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity