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Obstructive Airway Disease

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Obstructive airway disease includes asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although two distinct entities, these problems share many of the same characteristics. Chronic cough, a prominent symptom of both these ailments, is also presented.

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  1. Howard Weinberg
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  1. Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Weinberg, H. (1996). Obstructive Airway Disease. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Fundamentals of Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2535-3_13

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