Relationship between the inflammatory infiltrate in bronchial biopsy specimens and clinical severity of asthma in patients treated with inhaled steroids

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 496-502

  Sont, Jacob K ^a   Van Krieken, J Han J M ^a   Evertse, Christine E ^a   Hooijer, Ria ^a   Willems, Luuk N A ^a   Sterk, Peter J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopic asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Inflammatory infiltrate

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINA PROPRIA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MAST CELL; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030010572     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.5.496     Document Type: Article

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