title: Drug therapy in respiratory disease.
abstract: In a specialized Medical Thoracic Unit, the greater proportion of patients presenting for treatment will be those who have what we call obstructive airways disease. This is a descriptive term, used to describe the physiological impairment which occurs in patients with asthma, emphysema, and/or chronic bronchitis.
authors.affiliation: Chermside Hospital, Brisbane.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kennedy