Spontaneous and induced sputum to measure indices of airway inflammation in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 866-869

  Pizzichini, Marcia M M ^a   Popov, Todor A ^a   Efthimiadis, Ann ^a   Hussack, Patricia ^a   Evans, Susan ^a   Pizzichini, Emilio ^a   Dolovich, Jerry ^a   Hargreave, Frederick E ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029859446     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887576     Document Type: Article

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