Diagnosis of left-ventricular dysfunction from induced sputum examination

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9181, 1999, Pages 833-834

  Leigh, R ^a   Sharon, R F ^a   Efthimiadis, A ^a   Hargreave, F E ^a   Kitching, A D ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033523446     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)80018-X     Document Type: Article

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