The significance of sputum ECP levels in differential diagnosis of asthma in children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 493-502

  Yazicioǧlu, Mehtap ^a,c   Öneş, Ülker ^a   Öneş, Deniz S ^b   Salman, Nuran ^a   Yalçin, Işik ^a   Güler, Nermin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Konaklar Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Chronic bronchitis; Serum ECP; Sputum ECP

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION;

EID: 0344563456     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909054555     Document Type: Article

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