High resolution computed tomography in asthma

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 308-314

  Mclean, Alan N ^a   Sproule, Michael W ^a   Cowan, Michael D ^a   Thomson, Neil C ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031902586     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.4.308     Document Type: Review

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