The use of endobronchial ultrasonography in assessment of bronchial wall remodeling in patients with asthma

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 797-804

  Soja, Jerzy ^a   Grzanka, Piotr ^a   Sładek, Krzysztof ^a   Okoń, Krzysztof ^a   Ćmiel, Adam ^b   Mikoś, Magdalena ^a   Mikrut, Sławomir ^b   Pulka, Grazyna ^a   Gross Sondej, Iwona ^a   Nizankowska Mogilnicka, Ewa ^a   Szczeklik, Andrzej ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLXANTHINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 70049093185     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2759     Document Type: Article

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