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Asthma-COPD Overlap: What Are the Important Questions?
Chest - 1 Feb 2022
Leung Clarus, Sin Don D
Abstract excerpt
Asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) is a heterogeneous condition that describes patients who show persistent airflow limitation with clinical features that support both asthma and COPD. Although no single consensus definition exists to diagnose this entity, common major criteria include a strong bronchodilator reversibility or bronchial hyperreactivity, a physician diagnosis of asthma, and a ≥ 10-pack-year cigarette...
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