Bronchiolitis in Kartagener's syndrome

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1332-1339

  Homma, S ^a   Kawabata, M ^a   Kishi, K ^a   Tsuboi, E ^a   Narui, K ^a   Nakatani, T ^a   Saiki, S ^b   Nakata, K ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Diffuse panbronchiolitis; Kartagener's syndrome; Membranous bronchiolitis; Obliterative bronchiolitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033372830     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.14613329     Document Type: Article

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