Live and let die: Is neutrophil apoptosis defective in severe asthma?

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 665-667

  Parfrey, Helen ^a   Farahi, Neda ^a   Porter, Linsey ^a   Chilvers, Edwin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956046319     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.134270     Document Type: Editorial

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