Between-observer repeatability of sputum differential cell counts. Influence of cell viability and squamous cell contamination.

BACKGROUND: Induced sputum differential cell counts have been advocated as a method of noninvasively assessing airway inflammation in asthma and other airway diseases. Relatively little is known about the between-observer repeatability of sputum differential cell counts and the factors that influenc...

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Hoofdauteurs: Ward, R, Woltmann, G, Wardlaw, A, Pavord, I
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 1999