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Comparison of pulmonary function in patients with COPD, asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, and asthma with airflow limitation.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2016
Kitaguchi Yoshiaki, Yasuo Masanori, Hanaoka Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted in order to investigate the differences in the respiratory physiology of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS), and asthma with airflow limitation (asthma FL(+)). METHODS: The medical records for a series of all stable patients with persistent airflow limitation due to COPD, ACOS, or asthma were retrospectively reviewed...
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