Abstract
Asthma and COPD have a high personal, societal, and economic impact. Both diseases are characterized by airway obstruction and an inflammatory process. The inflammatory process affects the whole respiratory tract, from central to peripheral airways that are
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 412-423 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Chest |
Volume | 139 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb-2011 |
Keywords
- OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
- FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE
- MESSENGER-RNA EXPRESSION
- THIN-SECTION CT
- BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
- PERIPHERAL AIRWAYS
- VITAL CAPACITY
- FATAL ASTHMA
- NITRIC-OXIDE
- COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY