Quantitative Sputum Cell Counts to Monitor Bronchitis: A Qualitative Study of Physician and Patient Perspectives

Many common diseases affecting the airways are characterized by airway inflammation. The measurement of this inflammation has a significant role in the management of these diseases. Quantitative sputum cell counts provide a measurement of the type and severity of inflammation present. Sputum cell co...

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Main Authors: Liesel D’silva, Helen Neighbour, Amiram Gafni, Katherine Radford, Frederick E Hargreave, Parameswaran Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/248167
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