Early thickening of the reticular basement membrane in children with difficult asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-82

  Payne, Donald N R ^a,b,c   Rogers, Andrew V ^a,b,c   Ädelroth, Ellinor ^a,b,c   Bandi, Venkata ^a,b,c   Guntupalli, Kalpalatha K ^a,b,c   Bush, Andrew ^a,b,c   Jeffery, Peter K ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway remodeling; Endobronchial biopsy; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RETICULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037214337     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200205-414OC     Document Type: Article

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