Sputum cell count: biomarkers in the differentiation of asthma, COPD and asthma-COPD overlap

Jie Gao, Wutie Zhou, Bida Chen, Weiming Lin, Sifang Wu, Feng Wu Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical College, Huizhou, People’s Republic of China Introduction: Cell count in induced sputum is a noninvasive biomarker to assess airway...

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Main Authors: Gao J, Zhou WT, Chen BD, Lin WM, Wu SF, Wu F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/sputum-cell-count-biomarkers-in-the-differentiation-of-asthma-copd-and-peer-reviewed-article-COPD