The clinical characteristics of asthma patients with fixed airflow obstruction were compared with those with asthma–COPD overlap. Asthma patients with fixed airflow obstruction had comparable small airway dysfunction to asthma–COPD overlap patients.

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June 2025

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Asthma With Fixed Obstruction Displays a Similar Small Airway Dysfunction to That Observed in Asthma–COPD Overlap

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