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Distinct clinical phenotypes of airways disease defined by cluster analysis.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Oct 2009
Weatherall M, Travers J, Shirtcliffe P M, Marsh S E, Williams M V, Nowitz M R, Aldington S, Beasley R
Abstract excerpt
Airways disease is currently classified using diagnostic labels such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The current definitions of these classifications may not reflect the phenotypes of airways disease in the community, which may have differing disease processes, clinical features or responses to treatment. The aim of the present study was to use cluster analysis to explore clinical phenotypes in a...
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