Sputum Cell Counts and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux, and Cough or Asthma

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is commonly associated with chronic cough and asthma, but there is little or no information on the nature of any associated airway inflammation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Krishnan Parameswaran, Christopher J Allen, Dennis Kamada, Ann Efthimiadis, Mehran Anvari, Frederick E Hargreave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/418490