Comparison of inflammatory cell counts in asthma: Induced sputum vs bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsies

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 769-779

  Grootendorst, D C ^a   Sont, J K ^a   Willems, L N A ^a   Kluin Nelemans, J C ^a   Van Krieken, J H J M ^a   Veselic Charvat, M ^a   Sterk, P J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airways; Bronchoscopy; Eosinophils; Flow cytometry; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030790886     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1997.890900.x     Document Type: Article

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