A national program for detection of α1-antitrypsin deficiency in Italy

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-172

  Luisetti, M ^a,e   Massi, G ^b   Massobrio, M ^c   Guarraci, P ^d   Menchicchi, F M ^a   Beccaria, M ^b   Balbi, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Bayer SpA Italy   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK;

EID: 0033052583     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90003-3     Document Type: Article

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