Asthma in the Elderly: Can We Distinguish It from COPD?
Asthma in older adults affects quality of life and results in a higher hospitalization rate and mortality. In common clinical practice, asthma in the elderly is underdiagnosed and undertreated or overdiagnosed and mistreated. The age-related reduction in perception of shortness of breath and the hig...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138061/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21785614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/843543 |