Asthma outcomes from bronchial thermoplasty in the AIR2 trial

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 743-744

  Castro, Mario ^a   Cox, Gerard ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BAYES THEOREM; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHAM FEEDING; SHAM PROCEDURE;

EID: 80052918438     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.184.6.743     Document Type: Letter

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