Bronchial thermoplasty in asthma;Termoplastia brônquica em asma

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 506-512

  Rubin, Adalberto Sperb ^a   Cardoso, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro ^b,c  

^a Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma prevention control; Asthma therapy; Bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957741202     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132010000400018     Document Type: Article

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