A Belgian survey on the diagnosis of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
peer reviewed ; INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic airway disease may present features of both asthma and COPD, commonly referred to as asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Recommendations on their diagnosis are diffuse and inconsistent. This survey aimed to identify consensus on criteria for diagnosing ACOS. METHODS: A Belgian expert panel developed a survey on ACOS diagnosis, which was completed by 87 pulmonologists. Answers chosen by >/=70% of survey respondents were considered as useful criteria for ACOS diagnosis. The two most frequently selected answers were considered as major crite... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | ACOS / COPD / airway obstruction / asthma / diagnosis / inhaled corticosteroids / Human health sciences / Rheumatology / Sciences de la santé humaine / Rhumatologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26926763 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/208834 |