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. 1998 Feb;53(2):91–95. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2.91

Correlation between exhaled nitric oxide, sputum eosinophils, and methacholine responsiveness in patients with mild asthma

A Jatakanon, S Lim, S A Kharitonov, K F Chung, P J Barnes
PMCID: PMC1758706  PMID: 9624291

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