Importance of sputum differential cell counting in the diagnosis of airway diseases

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 330-335

  Hsu, Jeng Yuan ^a   Huang, Chih Mei ^a   King, Shiang Ling ^a   Chiang, Chi Der ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic cough; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Congestive heart failure; Eosinophil; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CELL COUNT; CHILD; COUGH; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPUTUM;

EID: 0030900302     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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