The relationship between inflammatory cells and structural changes in ”healthy“ smokers and never smokers. A biopsy study

K. Amin, A. Ekberg-Jansson, C. G. Löfdahl, P. Venge (Uppsala, Gothenberg, Lund, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Mechanisms of airway inflammation in asthma and COPD
Session: Mechanisms of airway inflammation in asthma and COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1707
Disease area: Airway diseases

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