Blood eosinophilia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: is there a relation with airway eosinophilia?
Background Blood eosinophilia was considered an indicator of sputum eosinophilia in asthmatic patients. Nevertheless, its role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was not completely examined. Aim The aim was to investigate if peripheral blood eosinophilic cells represent an indicator (ma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2018;volume=16;issue=3;spage=229;epage=234;aulast=El |