The interrelationship of the inflammatory markers in blood and sputum of stable COPD patients before and after treatment with inhaled steroids and N-acetylcysteine

A. M. Sadowska, U. A. Demkow, F. J. van Overveld, D. Gorecka, A. Nowinski, P. Bielen, B. Bialas-Chromiec, A. Zdral, M. Filewska, P. Germonpre, J. Zielinski, W. A. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium; Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Glucocorticosteroids: an update on their use
Session: Glucocorticosteroids: an update on their use
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1823
Disease area: Airway diseases

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