Impairment of small airways in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations and effects of treatment with tiotropium

Disease exacerbations are an important aspect of COPD, because they affect its course and are associated with higher lung function decline. On the other hand, data obtained by biopsies have demonstrated that the progression of COPD is related to an increasing impairment of small airways. We sought t...

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Autores principales: Incorvaia, Cristoforo, Riario-Sforza, Gian Galeazzo, Pravettoni, Chiara, Yacoub, Mona-Rita, Frati, Franco
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18488435

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