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Clinical utility of fractional exhaled nitric oxide and blood eosinophils counts in the diagnosis of asthma–COPD overlap

BACKGROUND: Asthma–COPD overlap (ACO) is difficult to diagnose because it is characterized by persistent airflow limitation, and patients present with several manifestations that are usually associated with both asthma and COPD. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accura...

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Autores principales: Takayama, Yusuke, Ohnishi, Hiroshi, Ogasawara, Fumiya, Oyama, Kosuke, Kubota, Tetsuya, Yokoyama, Akihito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30174422
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S167600