Bronchoscopic evaluation of severe asthma: Persistent inflammation associated with high dose glucocorticoids

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 3 I, 1997, Pages 737-743

  Wenzel, Sally E ^a   Szefler, Stanley J ^a   Leung, Donald Y M ^a   Sloan, Steven I ^a   Rex, Michael D ^a   Martin, Richard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; LEUKOTRIENE B4; PREDNISOLONE; THROMBOXANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0030859389     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.3.9610046     Document Type: Article

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