Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 504-509 , April 2010

Vocal cord dysfunction: Beyond severe asthma

  • Jonathan P. Parsons

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, 201 Davis Heart/Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 366 3413.
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  • Cathy Benninger

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, 201 Davis Heart/Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • Miles P. Hawley

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, 201 Davis Heart/Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • Gary Philips

      Affiliations

    • The Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, 2012 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43221, USA
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  • L. Arick Forrest

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 915 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43212, USA
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  • John G. Mastronarde

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, 201 Davis Heart/Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

Received 27 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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PII: S0954-6111(09)00368-0

doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.11.004

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 504-509 , April 2010

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