Association between sputum inflammatory markers and carbon loading of alveolar macrophages in healthy children

N. S. Kulkarni, N. Pierce, L. Rushton, J. M. Grigg (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Outdoor air: epidemiology and mechanisms of disease
Session: Outdoor air: epidemiology and mechanisms of disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2474
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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