Abnormal vocal cord function in difficult-to-treat asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Low, Kathy ^a   Lau, Kenneth K ^a   Holmes, Peter ^a   Crossett, Marcus ^a   Vallance, Neil ^a   Phyland, Debbie ^a   Hamza, Kais ^a   Hamilton, Garun ^a,b   Bardin, Philip G ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dysfunction; Larynx; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL DIAMETER; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD DIAMETER; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; VOCAL CORD MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VOCAL CORDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051567044     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201010-1604OC     Document Type: Article

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