Bronchial Thermoplasty

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-140

  Cox, Gerard ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Broncoconstriction; Thermoplasty

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE; SALMETEROL;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; CATHETER ABLATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76749103018     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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