Article
Understanding COPD Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Definition.
Respiratory care - 1 Jul 2023
Curtis Jeffrey L
Abstract excerpt
COPD, one of the leading worldwide health problems, currently lacks truly disease-modifying medical therapies applicable to most patients. Developing such novel therapies has been hampered by the marked heterogeneity of phenotypes between individuals with COPD. Such heterogeneity suggests that, rather than a single cause (particularly just direct inhalation of tobacco products), development and progression of...
Topics
- Humans
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Lung
- Spirometry
- Phenotype
