Chronic sputum production: Correlations between clinical features and findings on high resolution computed tomographic scanning of the chest

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 914-918

  Smith, Ian E ^b   Jurriaans, Erik ^a   Diederich, Stefan ^a   Ali, Nabeel ^b   Shneerson, John M ^b   Flower, Christopher D R ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Bronchi; Bronchiectasis; High resolution computed tomography (HRCT)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM LEVEL;

EID: 0029738713     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.9.914     Document Type: Article

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