title: Diagnosis, definition and classification in chronic generalized respiratory disorder. A proposal to come to a manageable clinical classification system in the human being. An answer to the stimulating report of the ACCP-ATS joint committee on pulmonary nomenclature.
abstract: It appears that the definition of a syndrome is to a large extent determined by the approach of the researcher. Particular emphasis is given to the very great interest of a classification as meticulous as possible, using all relevant clinical data not only as snapshots, but also over the longest possible observation period. Such a classification of carefully followed individual cases may contribute essentially to the identification of syndromes and to the detection of pathomechanisms and pathogenesis.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic