Leukocyte counts in hypertonic saline-induced sputum in subjects with occupational asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 550-557

  Di Franco, A ^a,c   Vagaggini, B ^a   Bacci, E ^a   Bartoli, M L ^a   Cianchetti, S ^a   Carnevali, S ^a   Dente, F L ^a   Giannini, D ^a   Macchioni, P ^a   Ruocco, L ^b   Paggiaro, P L ^a  

^a Respiratory Pathophysiology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPUTUM; TOBACCO;

EID: 13144276274     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90307-9     Document Type: Article

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