CT assessment of subtypes of pulmonary emphysema in smokers

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 725-729

  Satoh, Katashi ^a   Kobayashi, Takuya ^a   Misao, Takahiko ^b   Hitani, Yoshimi ^c   Yamamoto, Yuka ^a   Nishiyama, Yoshihiro ^a   Ohkawa, Motoomi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kagawa Prefectural Cancer Detection Center   (Japan)

^c Numakuma Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; CT; Emphysema; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034826936     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.3.725     Document Type: Article

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