Paediatric and adult bronchiectasis: diagnosis, disease burden and prognosis
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Quint, Jennifer
Smith, Maeve
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Bronchiectasis is a chronic, debilitating disease with increasing worldwide prevalence and burden. Accurate and early diagnosis is essential for both its management and prognosis. This review will discuss the diagnosis of bronchiectasis, the international burden of the disease and its current prognosis.
Date Issued
2019-05
Date Acceptance
2018-12-19
Citation
Respirology, 2019, 24 (5), pp.413-422
ISSN
1323-7799
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
413
End Page
422
Journal / Book Title
Respirology
Volume
24
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/resp.13495
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Respiratory System
bronchiectasis
burden
diagnosis
prevalence
CYSTIC FIBROSIS BRONCHIECTASIS
RESOLUTION CT-SCAN
THIN-SECTION CT
UNITED-STATES
SPUTUM COLOR
RISK-FACTORS
CHILDREN
EXACERBATIONS
QUESTIONNAIRE
PREVALENCE
bronchiectasis
burden
diagnosis
prevalence
11 Medical and Health Sciences
Respiratory System
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-02-19