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Assessment of Bronchial Wall Thickening on Posteroanterior Chest Radiographs in Acute Asthma

Emily A. DiMango Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 622 West 168 Street, New York, NY, 10032, U.S.A.Correspondence[email protected]
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Herman Lubetsky Department of Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A.
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John H. M. Austin Department of Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Pages 255-261 | Published online: 05 Jul 2002

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