Changes of IL-6 level in bronchoalveolar fluid in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD before and after the treatment with tiotropium bromide, and its significance

M. Kulynych-Miskiv, M. Ostrovskyy, O. Varunkiv, I. Savelikhina (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –COPD: new markers of diseases
Session: COPD: new markers of diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 601
Disease area: Airway diseases

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