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Overview
This guideline details how to distinguish among asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
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Date: April 1, 2015
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: CPG
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Preschool Child (2-5), Middle Aged (45-64), 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+), Adult (25-44)
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA); Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
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