Clinical applications of assessment of airway inflammation using induced sputum

Eur Respir J Suppl. 2002 Sep:37:40s-43s. doi: 10.1183/09031936.02.00004002.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / diagnosis*
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Bronchial Provocation Tests
  • Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cough / diagnosis*
  • Cough / drug therapy
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sputum / chemistry
  • Sputum / cytology*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents
  • Bronchodilator Agents