The utility of the chest radiograph in diagnosing exacerbations of pulmonary sarcoidosis

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Judson, Marc A ^a   Gilbert, Gregory E ^b   Rodgers, J Keith ^b   Greer, Charles F ^c   Schabel, Stephen I ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MUSC Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Exacerbation; ILO; Pulmonary; Pulmonary function; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SARCOIDOSIS; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS CHEST X-RAY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38049173128     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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