Paediatric tracheobronchomalacia and its assessment by tracheobronchography

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 398-403

  Little, A F ^a,b   Phelan, E M ^a   Boldt, D W ^a   Brown, T C K ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

trachea; tracheobronchography; tracheobronchomalacia

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; IOHEXOL; LIDOCAINE; PROPYLIODONE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

EID: 0030483611     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1996.tb00434.x     Document Type: Article

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