Circulating surfactant protein D as a potential lung-specific biomarker of health outcomes in COPD: a pilot study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a paucity of surrogate lung-specific biological markers that can be used to track disease progression and predict clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The principal aim of this pilot study was t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-10-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/7/13 |