Under-diagnosis of asthma in elderly

Under-diagnosis of asthma in elderly

Introduction: The concept of asthma affecting the old age people has been universally denied in past. Therefore, rather than suspecting asthma in old age patients, it often gets misdiagnosed as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), leading to sub-optimal management of disease. Considering th...

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Main Authors: Rahul Pandya, Arti Shah, Stani Francis, Kusum Shah, Parth Shah, Ajay George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
Subjects:
Adult-onset
asthma
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
elderly
management
misdiagnosis
senile
Online Access:http://www.ijaai.in/article.asp?issn=0972-6691;year=2016;volume=30;issue=1;spage=27;epage=31;aulast=Pandya

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