Severe obstructive disease: Similarities and differences between smoker and non-smoker patients with COPD and/or bronchiectasis

Introduction: Poorly reversible airflow obstruction may or may not be related to smoking. Objectives: To describe patients with severe obstructive lung disease including etiology, imaging, functional aspects, systemic manifestations, and the pattern of bronchodilator response. Methods: Sixty-eight p...

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Main Authors: J. Rezende Gonçalves, M. Corso Pereira, E.M. Figueiras Pedreira De Cerqueira, D. Oliveira Magro, M. Mello Moreira, I.A. Paschoal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0873215912000979