Alkaptonuria diagnosed by flexible bronchoscopy

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Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3678-3680

  Parambil, Joseph G ^a   Daniels, Craig E ^a   Zehr, Kenton J ^a   Utz, James P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaptonuria; Bronchoscopy; Homogentisic acid

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENTISIC ACID;

AGED; ALKAPTONURIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CASE REPORT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 28144464882     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3678     Document Type: Article

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