The value of the lipid-laden macrophage index in the assessment of aspiration pneumonia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 550-553

  Adams, R ^a,b   Ruffin, R ^a,b   Campbell, D ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL); Bronchoscopy; Lipid laden macrophage index (LLMI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MACROPHAGE; MALE;

EID: 0030732969     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00963.x     Document Type: Article

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