Bronchiectasis

Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 259-268

  Wilson, R ^a   Boyton, R ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antibody; Bacteria; Bronchiectasis; Cilia; Computed tomography; Defense systems; Host defense; Immune deficiency; Infection; Inflammation; Lymphocyte; Mucus; Neutrophil; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971334687     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-370879-6/00047-8     Document Type: Chapter

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