Analysis of induced sputum in adults with asthma: identification of subgroup with isolated sputum neutrophilia and poor response to inhaled corticosteroids.

BACKGROUND: The debate as to whether asthma is a single or heterogeneous disease remains unresolved although pathological studies, mostly using fibreoptic bronchoscopy on small numbers of subjects, have emphasised the similarities between different clinical phenotypes. METHODS: Lower airway inflamma...

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Автори: Green, R, Brightling, C, Woltmann, G, Parker, D, Wardlaw, A, Pavord, I
Формат: Journal article
Мова:English
Опубліковано: 2002