Bronchial Thermoplasty: Reappraising the Evidence (or Lack Thereof )

Chest

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-21

  Iyer, Vivek N ^a   Lim, Kaiser G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY DEVICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903830096     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0536     Document Type: Article

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