Against the Dutch hypothesis: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are distinct diseases

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Aug 1;174(3):240-3; discussion 243-4. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2604008.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / genetics
  • Asthma / pathology*
  • Bronchial Hyperreactivity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / genetics
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / pathology*
  • Smoking / adverse effects