The reality of an intermediate type between asthma and COPD in practice.

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Published in Respir Care on February 17, 2012

Authors

Tae-Bum Kim1, Yeon Mok Oh, Yoon-Seok Chang, You Sook Cho, An-Soo Jang, Sang-Heon Cho, Byoung Whui Choi, Sang-Do Lee, Hee-Bom Moon, COREA, KOLD Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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