Eosinophilic bronchitis: An important cause of prolonged cough

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 446-451

  Brightling, C E ^a   Pavord, I D ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cough; Eosinophilic bronchitis; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033756499     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853890009002019     Document Type: Article

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