title: Patients' characteristics associated with unsuccessful sputum induction in asthma.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niimi
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jinnai
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kojiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.forename: Tomoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mishima
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013183:Sputum