The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 116, Issue 11 , Pages 725-731, 1 June 2004

Effect of short-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroid on airway wall thickening in asthma

  • Akio Niimi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Akio Niimi, MD, PhD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
    • Respiratory Medicine (AN, HM, YN, MT, TU, MM), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Hisako Matsumoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Medicine (AN, HM, YN, MT, TU, MM), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Ryoichi Amitani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine (RA), Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Yasutaka Nakano, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Medicine (AN, HM, YN, MT, TU, MM), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Sakai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery (HS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Masaya Takemura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Medicine (AN, HM, YN, MT, TU, MM), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Ueda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Medicine (AN, HM, YN, MT, TU, MM), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Kazuo Chin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy (KC), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Harumi Itoh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology (HI), Fukui Medical College, Fukui, Japan
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  • Edward P Ingenito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (EPI), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Michiaki Mishima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Medicine (AN, HM, YN, MT, TU, MM), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Received 6 June 2003; received in revised form 28 October 2003; accepted 28 October 2003.

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PII: S0002-9343(04)00046-4

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.11.026

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 116, Issue 11 , Pages 725-731, 1 June 2004

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