Augmentation therapy for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency - Not enough evidence to support its use yet!

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-

  McCarthy, Cormac ^a   Dimitrov, Borislav D ^b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DENSITOMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

EID: 77952806527     PISSN: 15412555     EISSN: 15412563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2010.485108     Document Type: Letter

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