Safety of inducing sputum in patients with asthma of varying severity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 4 PART I, 1998, Pages 1127-1130

  De La Fuente, Philippe Tarodo ^a   Romagnoli, Micaela ^a   Godard, Philippe ^a   Bousquet, Jean ^a   Chanez, Pascal ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031977351     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.4.9610008     Document Type: Article

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