Do we really need asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 977-983

  Cazzola, Mario ^a   Rogliani, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; definition; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE OVERLAP SYNDROME; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SYNDROME;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SYNDROME;

EID: 84977628675     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.04.028     Document Type: Article

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