Abstract
EBC has the potential to aid diagnosis, and to evaluate the inflammatory status of asthmatic children. Future studies may be able to refine further how best to collect EBC samples, to interpret them, and the technique has the potential to allow repeated sampling which will allow studies of natural history, pathogenesis and response to treatment to be undertaken.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419 - 442 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Pediatric Pulmonology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |