Incidence of immunoglobulin g subclass deficiencies in patients with bronchiectasis and the clinical characteristics of patients with immunoglobulin g subclass deficiency and bronchiectasis

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Kim, Chang Hwan ^a   Kim, Dong Gyu ^b,c   Park, Sung Hoon ^b   Choi, Jeong Hee ^b   Lee, Chang Youl ^b   Hwang, Yong II ^b   Shin, Tae Rim ^b   Park, Sang Myeon ^b   Park, Yong Bum ^b   Lee, Jae Young ^b   Jang, Seung Hun ^b   Kim, Cheol Hong ^b   Mo, Eun Kyung ^b   Lee, Myung Goo ^b   Hyun, In Gyu ^b   Jung, Ki Suck ^b  

^a Sejong General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Etiology; Immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SINUSITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 67649344694     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2009.66.4.295     Document Type: Article

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