Airway wall eosinophilia in severe asthmatic children: predictive values for noninvasive tests

C. Lex, F. Ferreira, A. Zacharasiewicz, A. G. Nicholson, P. L. Haslam, N. M. Wilson, T. T. Hansel, D. N. R. Payne, A. Bush (Duesseldorf, Germany; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Markers of paediatric airway disease
Session: Markers of paediatric airway disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 789
Disease area: Airway diseases

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