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Increased risk of exacerbation and hospitalization in subjects with an overlap phenotype: COPD-asthma.
Chest - 1 Feb 2014
Menezes Ana Maria B, Montes de Oca Maria, Pérez-Padilla Rogelio, Nadeau Gilbert, Wehrmeister Fernando César, Lopez-Varela Maria Victorina, Muiño Adriana, Jardim José Roberto B, Valdivia Gonzalo, Tálamo Carlos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several COPD phenotypes have been described; the COPD-asthma overlap is one of the most recognized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of three subgroups (asthma, COPD, and COPD-asthma overlap) in the Latin American Project for the Investigation of Obstructive Lung Disease (PLATINO) study population, to describe their main characteristics, and to determine the association of the...
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