The use of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to assess lower airways inflammation in asthma

Clair Barber (Southampton, United Kingdom), Clair Barber, Laurie Lau, Jon Ward, Kamran Tariq, Kerry Gove, Hitasha Rupani, Paddy Dennison, Arjjana Sivaloganathan, Karl J. Staples, Peter H. Howarth

Source: International Congress 2016 – Assessing lower airway inflammation with different tools
Session: Assessing lower airway inflammation with different tools
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1838
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Clair Barber (Southampton, United Kingdom), Clair Barber, Laurie Lau, Jon Ward, Kamran Tariq, Kerry Gove, Hitasha Rupani, Paddy Dennison, Arjjana Sivaloganathan, Karl J. Staples, Peter H. Howarth. The use of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to assess lower airways inflammation in asthma. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1838

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