Induced sputum cell profiles in lung transplant recipients with or without chronic rejection: Correlation with lung function

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 557-560

  Beeh, K M ^a   Kornmann, O ^a   Lill, J ^a   Buhl, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lung transplantation; Rejection; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; SPUTUM;

EID: 0034949315     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.7.557     Document Type: Article

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