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The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome.
Although in textbooks asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are viewed as distinct disorders, there is increasing awareness that many patients have features of both. This article reviews the asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Orvosi Hetilap
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0030-6002,1788-6120
DOI: 10.1556/650.2016.30520