Safety of research bronchoscopy, biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage in asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-377

  Elston, W J ^a,b   Whittaker, A J ^a   Khan, L N ^a   Flood Page, P ^a   Ramsay, C ^a   Jeffery, P K ^b   Barnes, Neil C ^a  

^a LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Asthma; Biopsy; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CYCLOSPORIN A; INTERLEUKIN 5 ANTIBODY; MONTELUKAST; PLACEBO; PRANLUKAST; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHEST PAIN; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBER OPTICS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAFETY;

EID: 4544231752     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00063003     Document Type: Article

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