Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 312, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 152-158

  Epler, Gary R ^a,b,c,d   Colby, Thomas V ^a,b,c,d   McLoud, Theresa C ^a,b,c,d   Carrington, Charles B ^a,b,c,d   Gaensler, Edward A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Pulmonary Center   (United States)

^b University School of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOKING; THERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0021970333     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198501173120304     Document Type: Article

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