Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Gupta, Nishant ^a   McCormack, Francis X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; SODIUM PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHELATION; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLAR MICROLITHIASIS; SHORT SURVEY; STONE FORMATION;

CALCINOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84886285073     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2074IM     Document Type: Short Survey

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