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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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