title: Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage in clinical practice and research--usefulness and potential pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Chest Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods