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Patterns of inflammation and the use of reversibility testing in smokers with airway complaints

BACKGROUND: Although both smoking and respiratory complaints are very common, tools to improve diagnostic accuracy are scarce in primary care. This study aimed to reveal what inflammatory patterns prevail in clinically established diagnosis groups, and what factors are associated with eosinophilia....

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Autores principales: Chavannes, Niels H, Vernooy, Juanita HJ, Schermer, Tjard RJ, Jacobs, Jan A, Dentener, Mieke A, van Weel, Chris, van Schayck, Onno CP, Wouters, Emiel FM
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1513598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16740168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-6-11