Bronchial blood vessel dimensions in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 689-695

  Carroll, Neil G ^b   Cooke, Clive ^b   James, Alan L ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CAPACITANCE BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031051811     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.2.9032214     Document Type: Article

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