title: The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome.
abstract: Although in textbooks asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are viewed as distinct disorders, there is increasing awareness that many patients have features of both. This article reviews the asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
authors.forename: Dirkje S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: Klaus F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Rabe
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004804:Eosinophils; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists