Airways and systemic inflammation and correlation to lung function in smokers and in COPD patients

M. Michailidou, N. Rovina, E. Dima, D. Simoes, C. Roussos, C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Mechanisms of respiratory diseases
Session: Mechanisms of respiratory diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3791
Disease area: Airway diseases

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