Respiratory Medicine
Volume 100, Issue 11 , Pages 1988-1996 , November 2006

Bronchial asthma as neurogenic paroxysmal inflammatory disease: A randomized trial with carbamazepine

  • M. Lomia

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Department of “Rea” Rehabilitation Centre, 18 a Vazha Pshavela ave, 0160 Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +99599985433.
    • ,
  • T. Tchelidze

      Affiliations

    • Evidence CPR, 1 Rustaveli ave, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia
    • ,
  • M. Pruidze

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Chinese Medicine, 18 Kiacheli st., 0177 Tbilisi, Georgia

Received 3 November 2005 ,Accepted 20 February 2006.

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PII: S0954-6111(06)00103-X

doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.02.018

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 100, Issue 11 , Pages 1988-1996 , November 2006

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