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...
Main Authors: | J. Rezende Gonçalves, M. Corso Pereira, E.M. Figueiras Pedreira De Cerqueira, D. Oliveira Magro, M. Mello Moreira, I.A. Paschoal |
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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 |
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