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OBJECTIVE: There is little asthma research that compares ethnic differences in airway responsiveness and word descriptors among African Americans, Hispanic-Mexican Americans, Asian-Pacific Islanders, and Whites. Thus, identifying ethnic differences in symptom descriptors and airway responsiveness may improve health outcomes by educating health professionals about treatment decisions that are culturally and ethnically sensitive. METHODS: Specific Inclusion criteria-forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) >or= 70% predicted normal; provocative concentration causing a 30% fall in FEV(1) (PC(30))

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Asma/etnologia , Asma/fisiopatologia , Testes de Provocação Brônquica , Cloreto de Metacolina , Adolescente , Adulto , Comparação Transcultural , Feminino , Humanos , Idioma , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Grupos Raciais , Testes de Função Respiratória , Adulto Jovem