Patterns of inflammation and the use of reversibility testing in smokers with airway complaints

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although both smoking and respiratory complaints are very common, tools to improve diagnostic accuracy are scarce in primary care. This study aimed to reveal what inflammatory patterns prevail in clinically established diagnosis grou...

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Main Authors: van Weel Chris, Dentener Mieke A, Jacobs Jan A, Schermer Tjard RJ, Vernooy Juanita HJ, Chavannes Niels H, van Schayck Onno CP, Wouters Emiel FM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/11