Symptomatic vascular rings in adulthood: An uncommon mimic of asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Parker, Joseph M ^b   Cary Freitas, Bonnie ^a   Berg, Benjamin W ^c  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adult diseases; Asthma; Congenital disorders; Diagnosis; Flow volume loops; Management; Variable intrathoracic obstruction; Vascular rings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR RING;

EID: 0034024152     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900009055450     Document Type: Article

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