Inflammatory features of nasal mucosa in smokers with and without COPD

I. Vachier, A. M. Vignola, G. Chiappara, A. Bruno, H. Meziane, P. Godard, J. Bousquet, P. Chanez (Montpellier, France; Palermo, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Asthma and COPD: from cell regulation to histopathology
Session: Asthma and COPD: from cell regulation to histopathology
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3425
Disease area: Airway diseases

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