Role of sputum differential cell count in detecting airway inflammation in patients with chronic bronchial asthma or COPD

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1000-1004

  Ronchi, M C ^a   Piragino, C ^a   Rosi, E ^a   Amendola, M ^a   Duranti, R ^a   Scano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0029831179     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.10.1000     Document Type: Article

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