Airway obstruction in rheumatoid arthritis: CT manifestations, correlated with pulmonary function testing

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 443-452

  Chung, Myung Hee ^a   Lee, Hae Giu ^a   Kwon, Soon Suck ^a   Park, Seog Hee ^a   Kim, Ki Joon ^a   Jung, Jung I ^a   Sung, Mi Sook ^a   Yoo, Won Jong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Computerized tomography; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 3542992673     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.443     Document Type: Article

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