Leukotriene B4, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and outcomes

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 262-263

  Bowton, David L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Interleukin 8; Leukotriene B4; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOTRIENE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DISEASE MODEL; NOTE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE B4; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0033621838     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200001000-00051     Document Type: Editorial

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