Eosinophilic and neutrophilic sputum response to bronchial challenge with cockroach [4]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 802-803

  Lluch, Magdalena ^a   Sastre, Joaquín ^a   Fernández Nieto, Mar ^a   Fernández Caldas, Enrique ^b   Quirce, Santiago ^a  

^a Servicios de Alergia   (Spain)

^b CBF Leti SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCKROACH; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0141887455     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(03)01867-0     Document Type: Letter

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