Annual Congress Vienna 2003

Saturday, 27.09.2003
Sunday, 28.09.2003
Monday, 29.09.2003
Tuesday, 30.09.2003
Wednesday, 01.10.2003

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, abstract number.

Material from 2003:

3196 Abstracts
374 Slide presentations

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New pathophysiological aspects in COPD

Major Symposium
Chairs: E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Aims: This symposium will give a clear update on the pathogenesis of COPD as a locally and systemically inflammatory disease. To explain the link between local and systemic inflammation and symptoms in COPD. To provide an overview on the present findings related to local (lung, muscles) and systemic (blood) expression of inflammatory mediators in this condition.

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Chronic cough in COPD S. Mazzone (Melbourne, Australia)