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Clinical findings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

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1 Clinical findings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage. a) Extent of airway inflammatory response as measured by the percentage of airways containing poly... Clinical findings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage. a) Extent of airway inflammatory response as measured by the percentage of airways containing polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs), macrophages and eosinophils; b) similar data for CD4+ T-lymphocytes, CD8+ T-lymphocytes and B-cells. □: GOLD stage 0; ░: GOLD stage 1; ▒: GOLD stage 2; ▪: GOLD stage 3. Reproduced from [19] with permission from the publisher. S. I. Rennard Eur Respir Rev 2007;16:91-97 ©2007 by European Respiratory Society


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