Vocal-Cord Dysfunction Presenting as Asthma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 308, Issue 26, 1983, Pages 1566-1570

  Christopher, Kent L ^a   Wood, Raymond P ^a   Eckert, R Christa ^a   Blager, Florence B ^a   Raney, Roy A ^a   Souhrada, Joseph F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; PROVOCATION TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPEECH THERAPY; THERAPY; VOCAL CORD; WHEEZING;

EID: 0020563327     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198306303082605     Document Type: Article

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