Clinical differentiation between resistant asthma and chronic bronchiolitis: Testing a practical approach

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 207-214

  Ghanei, Mostafa ^a   Tazelaar, Henry D ^b   Harandi, Ali Amini ^c   Peyman, Mohammadreza ^a   Akbari, Hassan Mohammad Hoseini ^a   Aslani, Jafar ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air trapping; Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Expiratory; High resolution computed tomography; Macrolide

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MACROLIDE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37849035732     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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