PG5 Asthma versus COPD: similarities and differences

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark)
Aims: To discuss the similiarities and differences between asthma and COPD.

HERMES syllabus links: A.1.4 Pathology, B.1.1 Asthma, A.1.3 Physiology, B.1.4 COPD

Type of course: Lecture based

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