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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Metabolic Acidosis Improves Airway Conductance in Patients with Asthma

, M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., Ph.D. & , M.D., Ph.D.
Pages 656-658 | Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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