title: What's in a name? Names, definitions, descriptions, and diagnostic criteria of diseases, with emphasis on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02130, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Snider
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D009626:Terminology as Topic