Neutrophil airway inflammation in childhood asthma

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 739-741

  McDougall, C M ^a   Helms, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHIL; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COUGH; HUMANS; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 33748573971     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.057984     Document Type: Editorial

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