Induced sputum and other outcome measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Safety and repeatability

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 999-1002

  Brightling, C E ^a   Monterio, W ^a   Green, R H ^a   Parker, D ^a   Morgan, M D L ^a   Wardlaw, A J ^a   Pavord, I D ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; Health status; Outcome measures; Sputum induction

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETER; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0035662268     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1195     Document Type: Article

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