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COPD and bronchiectasis – a real phenotype?
DOI 10.1055/s-0036-1592260
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Autor:innenJ Hurst
ZeitschriftPneumologie
Ausgabe10/2016
Jahrgang / SeitenNicht angegeben
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Bronchiectasis is an anatomical diagnosis, arising from a diverse range of mechanisms conceptualised as a 'vicious cycle' and ultimately resulting in permanently dilated airways. COPD is a physiological diagnosis – the end result of a susceptible individual being exposed to sufficient airborne environmental toxin. Confusion between COPD and bronchiectasis arises because of the potential for a similar clinical presen…
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J Hurst (2016) COPD and bronchiectasis – a real phenotype?. Pneumologie (10). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1592260
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