[Complexity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Individualized treatment, new approaches, phenotypes and comorbidities].

doi:10.1016/S0014-2565(11)70007-8

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[Complexity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Individualized treatment, new approaches, phenotypes and comorbidities].

Revista clinica espanola - 1 Mar 2011

Martín-Escudero J C

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The current definition and severity stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) focus excessively on spirometric criteria alone. Measurement of chronic airflow obstruction and its degree of reversibility is complex. The etiology of this disease cannot be fully explained in relation to...

Topics

Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Phenotype
Precision Medicine
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Sex Factors
Smoking

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