Chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis and asthma: The united airways concept reconsidered?: This editorial discusses the findings of the paper in this issue by [18] pp. 1379-1385. G.-J. Braunstahl Chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis and asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1341-1343

  Braunstahl, G J ^a  

^a SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; NOSE POLYP; PARANASAL SINUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SPUTUM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL POLYPS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 80052965444     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03796.x     Document Type: Editorial

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