Safety of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in asthmatic and control subjects and effect on asthma control over two weeks

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 664-669

  Humbert, M ^a   Robinson, D S ^a   Assoufi, B ^a   Kay, A B ^a   Durham, S R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchoscopy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0029947721     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.7.664     Document Type: Article

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