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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbidity: a review and consideration of pathophysiology.
Panminerva medica - 1 Jun 2009
Tan S L, Wood A M
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible, though a number of pulmonary phenotypes are recognized. These include small airways diseases, chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis, as well as pulmonary emphysema, which can be further subdivided by the zone of the lung which it affects, and its radiological appearance. In addition COPD is associated...
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