The prevalence of blebs or bullae among young healthy adults: A thoracoscopic investigation

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1140-1145

  Amjadi, Kayvan ^a   Alvarez, Gonzalo G ^a   Vanderhelst, Eef ^b   Velkeniers, Brigitte ^b   Lam, Miu ^c   Noppen, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Essential hyperhidrosis; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; Thoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 35448934040     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-0029     Document Type: Article

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