Sputum eosinophil markers in monitoring asthmatic patients in United Arab Emirates

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1061-1064

  Almosawi, Taki A ^a   Al Zubaidy, Tarik S ^b   Howorth, Peter H ^c  

^a MAFRAQ HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AJMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; PRICK TEST; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPUTUM; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 57349175500     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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