Open Access<p>Prevalence of Asthma Characteristics in COPD Patients in a Dutch Well-Established Asthma/COPD Service for Primary Care</p>
Author(s) -
Anna Jetske Baron,
B. M. J. Flokstrade Blok,
Ellen Van Heijst,
Riemersma Ra,
Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein–van der Voort,
Esther Metting,
Janwillem Kocks
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s247819
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , asthma , primary care , family medicine , physical therapy
Primary care COPD guidelines indicate that COPD patients with asthma characteristics should be treated as having asthma. This study aims to describe the prevalence of asthma characteristics in patients with a pulmonologist-confirmed working diagnosis of COPD or ACO.