Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in vasculitis patients

J. Heaton, N. Naz, S. Hardy, J. Harper (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Clinical management of interstitial lung diseases and vasculitis
Session: Clinical management of interstitial lung diseases and vasculitis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4513
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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J. Heaton, N. Naz, S. Hardy, J. Harper (Liverpool, United Kingdom). Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in vasculitis patients. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4513

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