title: Treating the small airways.
abstract: The final article in this series evaluates the approaches undertaken to treating the small-airway region of the lungs and the clinical implications of inhaled therapy targeting the periphery in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK. o.usmani@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Omar S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Usmani
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000336:Aerosols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D010316:Particle Size; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000336:Aerosols; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents