Nasal eosinophilia: An indicator of eosinophilic inflammation in asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 867-874

  Amorim, M M ^a   Araruna, A ^a   Caetano, L B ^a   Cruz, A C ^a   Santoro, L L ^a   Fernandes, A L G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eosinophils; Induced sputum; Nasal lavage

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; NOSE MUCUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPUTUM;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; NOSE; SPUTUM;

EID: 77952025446     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03439.x     Document Type: Article

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