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Heterogeneity of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Joo Hyonsoo, Han Deokjae, Lee Jae Ha, Rhee Chin Kook
Abstract excerpt
Many patients suffering from asthma or COPD have overlapping features of both diseases. However, a phenotypical approach for evaluating asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) has not been established. In this report, we examined the phenotypes in patients with ACOS. Patients diagnosed with ACOS between 2011 and 2015 were identified and classified into four phenotype groups. Group A was composed of patients who...
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