Airways acidification in asthma studied by means of induced sputum: a study of feasibility and correlation with disease control and severity

M. Kodric, A. N. Shah, L. M. Fabbri, M. Confalonieri (Trieste, Modena, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Monitoring airway inflammation – exhaled markers vs induced sputum
Session: Monitoring airway inflammation – exhaled markers vs induced sputum
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 745
Disease area: Airway diseases

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