Usefulness of a panel of sputum markers in the evaluation of lung inflammation and functional impairment in symptomatic smokers and COPD patients

G. Paone, V. Conti, A. Leone, M. Rulli, A. Vestri, G. Puglisi, F. Benassi, I. Cammarella, A. Sebastiani, C. Terzano (Rome, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Treatment strategies, systemic manifestations and biomarkers in airway diseases
Session: Treatment strategies, systemic manifestations and biomarkers in airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4068
Disease area: Airway diseases

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G. Paone, V. Conti, A. Leone, M. Rulli, A. Vestri, G. Puglisi, F. Benassi, I. Cammarella, A. Sebastiani, C. Terzano (Rome, Italy). Usefulness of a panel of sputum markers in the evaluation of lung inflammation and functional impairment in symptomatic smokers and COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 4068

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