Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 152-159 , February 2007

Bronchiectasis: correlation of high-resolution CT findings with health-related quality of life

  • I. Eshed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, Affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: I. Eshed, POB 48077, Tel-Aviv 61480, Israel. Tel.: +49 177 3908561.
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  • I. Minski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, Affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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  • R. Katz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, Affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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  • P.W. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK
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  • I.E. Priel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, Affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Received 30 May 2006 ,Revised 24 July 2006 ,Accepted 17 August 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00330-8

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.08.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 152-159 , February 2007

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