Eosinophilic inflammation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Relationship with neutrophils and airway function

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1486-1492

  Balzano, Giovanni ^a   Stefanelli, Francesco ^a   Iorio, Carmela ^a   De Felice, Alberto ^a   Melillo, Enrico M ^a   Martucci, Michele ^a   Melillo, Gaetano ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SMOKING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032698548     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.5.9810105     Document Type: Article

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