Bronchial thermoplasty: Has the promise been met?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-102

  Bel, Elisabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOSCOPY; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74949094510     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200910-1616ED     Document Type: Editorial

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