A neglected problem of developing countries: Noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-24

  Babayigit, Arzu ^a   Olmez, Duygu ^a   Uzuner, Nevin ^a   Cakmakci, Handan ^a   Tuncel, Tuba ^a   Karaman, Ozkan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Etiology; Noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM; SYMPTOM;

EID: 58149513768     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.44781     Document Type: Article

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