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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0873215912000979 |