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Phenotyping the heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Mar 2013
Barker Bethan L, Brightling Christopher E
Abstract excerpt
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a heterogeneous disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Current diagnostic criteria based on the presence of fixed airflow obstruction and symptoms do not integrate the complex pathological changes occurring within lung, do not define different airway inflammatory patterns, nor do they define different physiological changes or differences in...
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