Comparison of sputum induction using inhaled methacholine or hypertonic saline

Respirology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-62

  James, Alan L ^a,b,c   Maxwell, Peta S ^a   Elliot, John G ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Hypertonic saline; Induced sputum; Methacholine

Indexed keywords

HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CELL COUNT; COLORING AGENTS; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SPUTUM;

EID: 14844314520     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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