Bronchoalveolar lavage, sputum and exhaled clinically relevant inflammatory markers: values in healthy adults

Balbi B., Pignatti P., Corradi M., Baiardi P., Bianchi L., Brunetti G., Radaeli A., Moscato G., Mutti A., Spanevello A., Malerba M.

Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: 769-781
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases

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