Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Overlap Syndrome in Respiratory Medicine: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are highly prevalent chronic diseases in the general population. Both are characterized by similar mechanisms: airway inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness. However, the distinction between the two obstructive diseases is not always clear. Multiple epidemiological studies demonstrate that in elderly people with o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1528-4050
DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283300baf