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A nice historical & clinical review/update of the latest issues in COPD: ATS vs. GOLD cutoffs for FEV1/FVC ratio; differentiating COPD vs. asthma; evolving measures of severity beyond simple FEV1 tracking; the lack of knowledge about combining treatments, or when & how best to treat COPD, among other interesting issues.
Agusti A, Vestbo J. Current Controversies and Future Perspectives in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2011;184:507-513.
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