Preparation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid with microscope slide smears

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 603-608

  Thompson, A B ^a   Teschler, H ^b   Wang, Y M ^b   Konietzko, N ^b   Costabel, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cytocentrifugation; Cytology; Microscope slide smear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0029872399     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09030603     Document Type: Article

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