Bronchial biopsy can not be recommended to discriminate asthma and COPD in routine practice

A. Bourdin, I. Serre, D. Neveu, P. Aubas, P. Godard, P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - State of the art in assessing airway inflammation
Session: State of the art in assessing airway inflammation
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2652
Disease area: Airway diseases

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