Airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages

  Saetta, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NEUTROPHILIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0032748727     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.supplement_1.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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