The association between interleukin-18 and pulmonary sarcoidosis: A meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 428-432

  Liu, Ding Hua ^a   Yao, Yun Tai ^b   Cui, Wei ^a   Chen, Ke ^c  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Blood; Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Interleukin 18; Meta analysis; Pulmonary sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77956631615     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2010.506555     Document Type: Article

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