Reliability of bronchoalveolar lavage in the routine clinical assessment of patients with sarcoidosis: A retrospective analysis

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-260

  Marruchella, A ^a,c   Tondini, M ^b  

^a Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Esine (BS)   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Sarcoidosis, diagnosis; Sarcoidosis, pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CD4-CD8 RATIO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0036715551     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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