"Airway Obstruction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.
| Descriptor ID |
D000402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.846.185
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| Concept/Terms |
Airway Obstruction- Airway Obstruction
- Airway Obstructions
- Obstruction, Airway
- Obstructions, Airway
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Airway Obstruction" by people in Profiles.
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Biomass smoke exposure as an occupational risk: cross-sectional study of respiratory health of women working as street cooks in Nigeria. Occup Environ Med. 2017 10; 74(10):737-744.
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Thoracic Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2016 Oct; 23(4):343-346.
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Can a normal peak expiratory flow exclude severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Mar; 13(3):387-93.
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The prevalence of reversible airflow obstruction and/or methacholine hyperreactivity in random adult asthma patients identified by administrative data. J Asthma. 2005 Apr; 42(3):213-20.
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Predicting outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med. 2004 May 27; 350(22):2308-10; author reply 2308-10.
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Relationship between maldistribution of ventilation and airways obstruction in children with asthma. Respir Physiol. 1987 Sep; 69(3):287-97.