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Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) vs 'pure' COPD: a distinct phenotype?
Allergy - 1 Jan 2017
Caillaud D, Chanez P, Escamilla R, Burgel P-R, Court-Fortune I, Nesme-Meyer P, Deslee G, Perez T, Paillasseur J-L, Pinet C, Jebrak G, Roche N
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BACKGROUND: Some studies suggest that asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) is associated with worse outcomes than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The goal of this study was to further explore the clinical characteristics and survival of patients with ACOS identified in a real-life cohort of patients with COPD. METHODS: Data from the French COPD cohort 'INITIATIVES BronchoPneumopathie Chronique...
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