Unexpected lung lesions in high resolution computed tomography (HRTC) among patients with advanced HIV disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Guillemi, S A ^a   Staples, C A ^a   Hogg, J C ^a   Le, A N ^a,b   Lawson, L M ^a   Schechter, M T ^a,b   Montaner, J S G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Province of British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; High resolution computed tomography; Human immunodeficiency virus; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030043796     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09010033     Document Type: Article

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