Inflammometry: The current state of play

Thorax

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-192

  Pavord, Ian D ^a   Gibson, Peter G ^b  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; INFLAMMOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84857403010     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201712     Document Type: Editorial

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