A low total sputum cell count is a marker for asthma remission during adolescence

K. Bawakid, Z. Al-Shammari, L. Lau, W. Karmaus, S. Ewart, R. Kurukulaaratchy, G. Roberts, A. Raza, H. Arshad (Southampton, United Kingdom; East Lansing, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Asthma: mechanisms of airway inflammation
Session: Asthma: mechanisms of airway inflammation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2371
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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