Sputum eosinophilia can predict responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroid treatment in patients with overlap syndrome of COPD and asthma
Yoshiaki Kitaguchi1,*, Yoshimichi Komatsu1,*, Keisaku Fujimoto2, Masayuki Hanaoka1, Keishi Kubo1 1First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 2Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences, Matsumoto, Japan *These authors...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of COPD |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/sputum-eosinophilia-can-predict-responsiveness-to-inhaled-corticostero-a9680 |