Sputum fluid endotoxin is associated with the FEV1 response to oral steroids in non-smokers with asthma

C. McSharry, M. Spears, R. Chaudhuri, E. Cameron, N. Thomson (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Mechanisms of asthma
Session: Mechanisms of asthma
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 359
Disease area: Airway diseases

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