Can NPT be used to distinguish eosinophilic inflammatory phenotypes in COPD?

Kirsty Hambleton (Brackley, United Kingdom), Kirsty Hambleton, Catherine Borg, Clare Connolly, Mona Bafadhel

Source: International Congress 2016 – What's new in biomarker analysis?
Session: What's new in biomarker analysis?
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 903
Disease area: Airway diseases

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