Collagen deposition in large airways may not differentiate severe asthma from milder forms of the disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1936-1944

  Chu, Hong Wei ^a   Halliday, Janet L ^a   Martin, Richard J ^a   Leung, Donald Y M ^a   Szefler, Stanley J ^a   Wenzel, Sally E ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344019473     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.6.9712073     Document Type: Article

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