Weir-McCall, Jonathan R.
Liu-Shiu-Cheong, Patrick SK
Struthers, Allan D.
Lipworth, Brian J.
Houston, J. Graeme
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (WT 085664)
Article History
Received: 17 August 2017
Revised: 16 January 2018
Accepted: 18 January 2018
First Online: 27 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Jonathan Weir-McCall.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • prospective• case-control• performed at one institution