title: Are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease different diseases?--Con.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: ten Hacken
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Timens
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology