Comparison between nasal and bronchial inflammation in asthmatic and control subjects

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 588-595

  Chanez, Pascal ^b   Vignola, Antonio M ^a   Vic, Patrice ^b   Guddo, Francesca ^b   Bonsignore, Giovanni ^b   Godard, Philippe ^b   Bousquet, Jean ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032970520     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.2.9801022     Document Type: Article

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