Sputum eosinophil count in a large population of patients with mild to moderate steroid-naive asthma: Distribution and relationship with methacholine bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 907-912

  Louis, R ^a,b   Sele, J ^a   Henket, M ^a   Cataldo, D ^a   Bettiol, J ^a   Seiden, L ^a   Bartsch, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Eosinophils; Methacholine; Sputum

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPUTUM; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036785387     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23608.x     Document Type: Article

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