reviewNew England Journal of MedicineSep 23, 2015Closed access

The Asthma–COPD Overlap Syndrome

University Medical Center Groningen · University of Groningen · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Although in textbooks asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are viewed as distinct disorders, there is increasing awareness that many patients have features of both. This article reviews the asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.

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536
total citations
FWCI
46.12
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100%
References
52
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Authors

2

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Overlap syndrome
  • Pulmonary disease
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Disease
  • Physical therapy
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