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Asthma, COPD, and overlap : a case-based overview of similarities and differences / edited by Jonathan A. Bernstein, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Michael E. Wechsler.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boca Raton: CRC Press, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations (colour)ISBN:
  • 1351649051
  • 9781351649056
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • RC591
Online resources: Summary: Article Abstract: Using illustrative case examples, this book thoroughly reviews similarities and differences between asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the overlap syndrome. It is important to highlight the distinctions because these commonly encountered conditions in respiratory and primary care share many similarities but have important differences often mistaken for each other. This can have serious implications for treatment, particularly as new treatments are targeted at specific phenotypes of the diseases.
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E-book Alder Hey Children's Hospital Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
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Also issued in print: 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 11, 2021).

Article Abstract: Using illustrative case examples, this book thoroughly reviews similarities and differences between asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the overlap syndrome. It is important to highlight the distinctions because these commonly encountered conditions in respiratory and primary care share many similarities but have important differences often mistaken for each other. This can have serious implications for treatment, particularly as new treatments are targeted at specific phenotypes of the diseases.