Clinical, Physiological and Radiological Features in Asthma with Incomplete Reversibility of Airflow Obstruction Compared with Those of COPD
Author(s) -
LouisPhilippe Boulet,
Hélène Turcotte,
Catherine Hudon,
G Carrier,
François Maltais
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/1998/780739
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , dlco , pulmonary function testing , asthma , diffusing capacity , air trapping , lung volumes , vital capacity , airway obstruction , spirometry , cardiology , surgery , lung , airway , lung function
To compare clinical features, pulmonary function and high-resolution computed chest tomography (HRCT) findings of asthmatic patients with a component of incomplete reversibility of airflow obstruction (AIRAO) with those of patients with smoking-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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