Open Access<p>Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Asthma–COPD Overlap in Japanese Patients with COPD</p>
Author(s) -
Seiichi Kobayashi,
Masakazu Hanagama,
Masatsugu Ishida,
Manabu Ono,
Hikari Sato,
Shinsuke Yamanda,
Masaru Yanai
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.s276314
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , asthma , physical therapy
Asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) has been reported as an association with a lower quality of life, frequent exacerbations, and higher mortality than those with COPD alone. However, clinical characteristics and outcomes of ACO remain controversial.