Inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage among school-age children from urban and rural areas in São Paulo, Brazil

CONTEXT: Some studies have shown that inflammatory processes in the nasal air passages may reflect or affect those in the lower airways. We decided to indirectly assess the inflammatory status of the nasal airways in two groups of children with different sensitization rates to aeroallergens. OBJECTI...

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Main Authors: Clóvis Eduardo Santos Galvão, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Jorge Elias Kalil Filho, Fábio Fernandes Morato Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802004000500005&lng=en&tlng=en