Biophysical, biochemical and cellular markers of airway inflammation in asthma

Respiratory heat and moisture loss (RHML) is proposed as a novel biophysical marker of AI. In a cross-sectional study of 23 patients with stable persistent asthma, 19 patients with acute asthma and 18 controls, RHML was significantly elevated in stable asthma (p=<0.01) and correlated with spu...

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Main Author: Noble, Donald D.
Published: University of Edinburgh 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.660029