Could neutrophilic airway inflammation in obese people be more due to obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome than to asthma?

Carpagnano Giovanna Elisiana, Foschino-Barbaro Maria Pia, Carratu Pierluigi, Lacedonia Donato, Resta Onofrio

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1547-1549
Journal Issue: June
Disease area: Airway diseases, Sleep and breathing disorders

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