Fixed airflow obstruction in asthma is related to systemic eosinophilic inflammation – Results from the Swedish GA2LEN survey

A. Malinovschi, C. Janson, K. Franklin, B. Forsberg, R. Middelveld, G. Hedlin, S.E. Dahlén, K. Alving (Uppsala, Umeå, Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Monitoring of airway diseases: far from the airways
Session: Monitoring of airway diseases: far from the airways
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1832
Disease area: Airway diseases

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