“To define is to limit”: perspectives on asthma–COPD overlap syndrome and personalised medicine

Vanessa M. McDonald, Peter G. Gibson

Source: Eur Respir J, 49 (5) 1700336; 10.1183/13993003.00336-2017
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Airway diseases

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