Inflammometry and asthma: Onto the next level

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 569-572

  Bush, Andrew ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway hyper responsiveness (AHR); Alveolar inflammation; Asthma; Eosinophil; Induced sputum; Nitric oxide; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AIRWAY; ASTHMA; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; THERAPY RESISTANCE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION;

EID: 34347394720     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20615     Document Type: Note

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