Inflammation in sputum relates to progression of disease in subjects with COPD: a prospective descriptive study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inflammation is considered to be of primary pathogenic importance in COPD but the evidence on which current understanding is based does not distinguish between cause and effect, and no single mechanism can account for the complex pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-11-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
| Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/136 |