Differences in radiological/HRCT findings in eosinophilic bronchitis and asthma: Implication for bronchial responsiveness

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Park, S W ^a   Park, J S ^a   Lee, Y M ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Jang, A S ^a   Kim, D J ^a   Hwangbo, Y ^a   Uh, S T ^a   Kim, Y H ^a   Park, C S ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC BRONCHITIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 30844442805     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.044420     Document Type: Article

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