Success rate of sputum induction in the Leicester paediatric severe asthma clinic using nebulised hypertonic saline: A 2-year review

R. Herzallah, K. G. Staley, M. McFeeters, C. Brightling, P. Bradding, D. Parker, H. Pandya, E. A. Gaillard (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Paediatric asthma treatment and monitoring
Session: Paediatric asthma treatment and monitoring
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 5393
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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