Bronchial thermoplasty: A promising therapy, still in its infancy

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 475-476

  Mahajan, Amit K ^a   Hogarth, D Kyle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79960145287     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.11063     Document Type: Editorial

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