Identification and definition of asthma-COPD overlap: The CanCOLD study.

Miriam BarrechegurenLancelot PintoSeyed-Mohammad-Yousof Mostafavi-Pour-ManshadiWan C TanPei Z LiShawn D AaronAndrea BenedettiKenneth R ChapmanBrandie WalkerJ Mark FitzgeraldPaul HernandezFrançois MaltaisDarcy D MarciniukDenis E O'Donnell Don D Sin Jean Bourbeaunull null

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2020)

Atopy and physician-diagnosed asthma are more distinguishing characteristics to identify ACO. This finding needs to be validated using measures of airway inflammation and other specific biomarkers.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
emergency department
allergic rhinitis
primary care
cystic fibrosis
bioinformatics analysis