Sputum characteristics of stable COPD patients after a first admission for an exacerbation. The "phenotype and course of COPD" (PAC-COPD) study

A. Marin-Tapia, J. Garcia-Aymerich, E. Monsó, J. Sauleda, J. Belda, F. Gómez, J. M. Antó, the PAC-COPD Study Group (Badalona, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Cellular biology of asthma and COPD
Session: Cellular biology of asthma and COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3169
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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A. Marin-Tapia, J. Garcia-Aymerich, E. Monsó, J. Sauleda, J. Belda, F. Gómez, J. M. Antó, the PAC-COPD Study Group (Badalona, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Spain). Sputum characteristics of stable COPD patients after a first admission for an exacerbation. The "phenotype and course of COPD" (PAC-COPD) study. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 3169

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