Airways inflammation and glucan in a rowhouse area

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 6 PART I, 1998, Pages 1798-1803

  Thorn, Jörgen ^a   Rylander, Ragnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOUSING; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031807469     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.6.9706081     Document Type: Article

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