Clinical Significance of Symptoms in Smokers with Preserved Pulmonary Function

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis rests on chronic pulmonary symptoms and airflow obstruction. This study showed that people may have chronic COPD symptoms but no airflow obstruction. Such patients have more COPD exacerbations than those without chronic symptoms. Among the criteria tha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2016-05, Vol.374 (19), p.1811-1821
Hauptverfasser:	Woodruff, Prescott G, Barr, R. Graham, Bleecker, Eugene, Christenson, Stephanie A, Couper, David, Curtis, Jeffrey L, Gouskova, Natalia A, Hansel, Nadia N, Hoffman, Eric A, Kanner, Richard E, Kleerup, Eric, Lazarus, Stephen C, Martinez, Fernando J, Paine, Robert, Rennard, Stephen, Tashkin, Donald P, Han, MeiLan K
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Asthma Asthma - complications Bronchodilator Agents - therapeutic use Bronchodilators Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Clinical significance Computed tomography Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic Emphysema Female Forced Expiratory Volume Glucocorticoids Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - physiology Lung diseases Male Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Obstructive lung disease Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Respiration Respiratory function Respiratory tract diseases Smoking Smoking - physiopathology Symptom Assessment Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vital Capacity
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