Lung Diseases, Obstructive
"Lung Diseases, Obstructive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any disorder marked by obstruction of conducting airways of the lung. AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION may be acute, chronic, intermittent, or persistent.
| Descriptor ID |
D008173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.495
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| Concept/Terms |
Lung Diseases, Obstructive- Lung Diseases, Obstructive
- Lung Disease, Obstructive
- Obstructive Lung Disease
- Obstructive Lung Diseases
- Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
- Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Disease, Obstructive
- Pulmonary Diseases, Obstructive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lung Diseases, Obstructive" by people in Profiles.
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Gerthoffer WT, Schaafsma D, Sharma P, Ghavami S, Halayko AJ. Motility, survival, and proliferation. Compr Physiol. 2012 Jan; 2(1):255-81.
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Hirani A, Cavallazzi R, Vasu T, Pachinburavan M, Kraft WK, Leiby B, Short W, Desimone J, Squires KE, Weibel S, Kane GC. Prevalence of obstructive lung disease in HIV population: a cross sectional study. Respir Med. 2011 Nov; 105(11):1655-61.
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Nathan RA, Bernstein JA, Bielory L, Bonuccelli CM, Calhoun WJ, Galant SP, Hanby LA, Kemp JP, Kylstra JW, Nayak AS, O'Connor JP, Schwartz HJ, Southern DL, Spector SL, Williams PV. Zafirlukast improves asthma symptoms and quality of life in patients with moderate reversible airflow obstruction. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1998 Dec; 102(6 Pt 1):935-42.
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Greenspon LW, Gracely E. A discriminant analysis applied to methacholine bronchoprovocation testing improves classification of patients as normal, asthma, or COPD. Chest. 1992 Nov; 102(5):1419-25.