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Biological markers in induced sputum of patients with different phenotypes of chronic airway obstruction.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2009
Bartoli Maria Laura, Di Franco Antonella, Vagaggini Barbara, Bacci Elena, Cianchetti Silvana, Dente Federico Lorenzo, Tonelli Monica, Paggiaro Pier Luigi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by a combination of 3 different disorders, namely chronic asthma, chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema, sometimes simultaneously present in the same subject. OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to compare sputum inflammatory markers in patients with different phenotypes of chronic airway obstruction. METHODS:...
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