A comparison of diagnostic consistency for asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap and clinical characteristics study

Abstract Background The diagnostic criteria for asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap have not been unified. Different studies have used different criteria, and this has led to diagnostic inconsistencies. Methods We collected data of patients who were older than 40 years and hospitali...

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Main Authors: Wenjing Ye, Xiaoming Li, Wen Gu, Xuejun Guo, Fengfeng Han, Song Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-1024-2