The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 5 , Pages 873-880 , November 2009

Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Moving beyond the asthma algorithm

  • Erin Gordon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Stephen C. Lazarus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Stephen C. Lazarus, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-1083, San Francisco, CA 94143-0111.

Received 15 July 2009 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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