Coagulation factors in the airways in moderate and severe asthma and the effect of inhaled steroids
Background: There is evidence of activation of the extrinsic coagulation cascade in the asthmatic airway, and both plasma and locally derived factors may be involved. The hypothesis that the normal haemostatic balance of healthy airways sampled by sputum induction favours fibrin formation in asthmat...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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BMJ Group
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3323 |