Airway disease: similarities and differences between asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis

Airway diseases are highly prevalent worldwide; however, the prevalence of these diseases is underestimated. Although these diseases present several common characteristics, they have different clinical outcomes. The differentiation between asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiect...

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Main Author: Rodrigo Athanazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2012-11-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012001100019