Techniques in human airway inflammation: Quantity and morphology of bronchial biopsy specimens taken by forceps of three sizes

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 182-185

  Aleva, Roelof M ^a   Kraan, Jan ^a   Smith, Mieke ^a   Ten Hacken, Nick H T ^a   Postma, Dirkje S ^a   Timens, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial biopsies; Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Forceps size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SUBMUCOSA;

EID: 0031974246     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.1.182     Document Type: Article

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