Thoracic high resolution computed tomography in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and without respiratory symptoms [3]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-186

  Maghraoui, A El ^a   Chaouir, S ^a   Bezza, A ^a   Tabache, F ^a   Abouzahir, A ^a   Ghafir, D ^a   Ohayon, V ^a   Archane, M I ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL MOHAMMED V   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; EMPHYSEMA; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037307848     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.2.185     Document Type: Letter

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