Peripheral airways obstruction on high-resolution computed tomography in chronic severe asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 448-453

  Carr, D H ^a   Hibon, S ^a   Rubens, M ^a   Chung, K F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031976938     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90290-6     Document Type: Article

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