title: Assessment of airway inflammation: an overview.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durham
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Holgate
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: O'Byrne
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Postma
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology