Journal article
Eosinophils in COPD: just another biomarker?
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Eosinophils are innate immune cells that, under certain conditions, can be recruited to the lungs, where they have an incompletely understood role in health and disease. Eosinophils have been found in the airways, tissues, and circulation of patients with COPD, during both stable disease and exacerbations. Epidemiological studies and post-hoc analyses of clinical trials of corticosteroid treatment for COPD have shown that the blood eosinophil count is associated with the risk of COPD exacerba...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 539.9KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30217-5
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Lancet Respiratory Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 9
- Pages:
- 747-759
- Publication date:
- 2017-06-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-03-09
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2213-2619
- Source identifiers:
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700938
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- English
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pubs:700938
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- pubs:700938
- Deposit date:
- 2017-06-27
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- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30217-5
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