Differences between asthma and COPD in the elderly

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-50

  Sin, B A ^a   Akkoca, O ^a   Saryal, S ^a   Oner F ^a   Misirligil, Z ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; COPD; Elderly; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PRICK TEST; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SMOKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33646468811     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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