PD20 to methacholine is predicted by airway inflammation and remodelling; a systematic, longitudinal, steroid intervention study of airway biopsy (ebb) and BAL parameters

C. Ward, D. Reid, M. Pais, B. Orsida, B. Feltis, R. Bish, D. Johns, E. H. Walters (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Hobart, Melbourne, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Airway reactivity
Session: Airway reactivity
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1927
Disease area: Airway diseases

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