Correlation between rheumatoid factor and peripheral eosinophil count in chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 830-832

  Kudou, Megumi ^a   Yasuba, Hirotaka ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshiki ^a   Hamada, Kazuyuki ^a   Kita, Hideo ^a  

^a TAKATSUKI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Eosinophil; Eosinophilia; Eosinophilic pneumonia; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BLOOD CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 33750036381     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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