Airway macrophage phagocytosis after high altitude residence in children with asthma

N. Kulkarni, V. Ragazzo, S. Costella, A. Kantar, C. O‘Callaghan (Leicester, United Kingdom; Misurina, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Predicting and observing paediatric allergic disease
Session: Predicting and observing paediatric allergic disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1939
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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