Assessment of airway inflammation using sputum, BAL, and endobronchial biopsies in current and ex-smokers with established COPD
Yudong Wen, David W Reid, Dongcheng Zhang, Chris Ward, Richard Wood-Baker, E Haydn WaltersRespiratory Research Group, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, AustraliaRationale: Smoking effects on physiological and gross pathology in chronic obstructive pulmonary d...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2010-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of COPD |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/assessment-of-airway-inflammation-using-sputum-bal-and-endobronchial-b-a5372 |