The role of transbronchial biopsy in the diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: Con;O papel da biopsia transbrônquica no diagnóstico das doenc ̧as difusas do parênquima pulmonar: Contra

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-63

  Margaritopoulos, G A ^a   Wells, A U ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; BRONCHOSCOPE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSE PARENCHYMAL LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; PROGNOSIS; SAMPLING ERROR; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 84858641731     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2011.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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