Transbronchial biopsy as a tool to evaluate small-airways disease in asthma. Cons

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 249-251

  James, A ^a   Carroll, N ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; BLEEDING; CELL DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG STRUCTURE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BIOPSY; BRONCHUS; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; HUMAN; HUMANS;

EID: 0035989739     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00401902     Document Type: Editorial

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