Multidimensional Analyses of Long-Term Clinical Courses of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

ABSTRACT: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory disorders involving obstructive airway defects. There have been many discussions on their similarities and differences. Although airflow limitation expressed as forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) has...

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Main Authors: Toru Oga, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Takashi Hajiro, Akihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Koyama, Michiaki Mishima, Kazuo Chin, Koichi Nishimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306341