Tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia in children: Incidence and patient characteristics

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3391-3397

  Boogaard, Ruben ^a   Huijsmans, Sjoerd H ^a   Pijnenburg, Marielle W H ^a   Tiddens, Harm A W M ^a   De Jongste, Johan C ^a   Merkus, Peter J F M ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchomalacia; Bronchoscopy; Child; Diagnosis; Difficult asthma; Incidence; Lung function; Symptoms; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOMALACIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TRACHEOMALACIA;

EID: 28144438249     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3391     Document Type: Article

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