Reply to: Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap versus Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparing Apples and Oranges

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¹ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and.
² Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Comment

Emily Gerstein et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 15;209(6):766-767.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202311-2068LE.

¹ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and.
² Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap versus Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparing Apples and Oranges.
Xian G, Long Z, Wang Y. Xian G, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 15;209(6):765-766. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202310-1886LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 38237156 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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