Airway smooth muscle thickness in asthma is related to severity but not duration of asthma - James, A. L; Bai, T. R; Mauad, T; Abramson, M. J; Dolhnikoff, M; McKay, K. O; Maxwell, P. S; Elliot, J. G; Green, F. H (The European respiratory journal, 2009)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma - mortality; Asthma - physiopathology; Basement Membrane - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchi - physiopathology; Child; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Muscle, Smooth - pathology; Pneumology; Respiratory System; Treatment Outcome; Thickness; severity; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Bronchus disease; Smooth muscle; Duration; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Airway smooth muscle; Asthma; Pneumology