Assessment of airway pathology in COPD patients by a visual endoscopic scoring system and its relation to BAL, sputum and lung function

T. S. Lapperre, J. B. Stroband, M. S. van Maaren, J. Stolk, L. N. A. Willems, H. A. M. Kerstjens, N. H. T. ten Hacken, K. F. Rabe, D. S. Postma, P. J. Sterk, GLUCOLD Study Group (Leiden, ; Groningen, The Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Assessment of inflammation in COPD
Session: Assessment of inflammation in COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2561
Disease area: Airway diseases

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