Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid composition in alveolar proteinosis: Early changes after therapeutic lavage

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 3 I, 1996, Pages 817-820

  Alberti, Antonella ^b   Luisetti, Maurizio ^b   Braschi, Antonio ^b   Rodi, Giuseppe ^b   Iotti, Giorgio ^b   Sella, Dino ^b   Poletti, Venerino ^b   Benori, Valerio ^b   Baritussio, Aldo ^a  

^a Istituto di Medicina Interna di Padova   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACTANT ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS PROTEINOSIS; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029846513     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.3.8810625     Document Type: Article

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