Small Airway Disease in Asthma and COPD Clinical Implications

Maarten van den Berge, Nick H. T. ten Hacken, Judith Cohen, W. Rob Douma, Dirkje S. Postma*

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)412-423
Number of pages12
JournalChest
Volume139
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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