Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-248

  Thomson, Neil C ^a   Bicknell, Stephen ^a   Chaudhuri, Rekha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma quality of life; bronchial thermoplasty; severe asthma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; PREDNISONE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; THORAX PAIN; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860730558     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32835335ca     Document Type: Review

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