Abstract
Bronchiectasis is defined pathologically as permanent dilatation of one or more bronchi. Although nicknamed as an "orphan" disease in the West, it is nevertheless a very common disease among the Chinese and other Orientals. The precise prevalence of bronchiectasis is not known, but it is likely to be under-diagnosed with many of the sufferers being erroneously diagnosed as suffering from COPD, particularly if they have been smokers. © 2005 Hong Kong University Press, HKU. All righrts reserved.
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Tsang, K., Ooi, C., & Ip, M. (2005). Bronchiectasis. In Respiratory medicine: An asian perspective (pp. 43–59). Hong Kong University Press, HKU. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0096-5588(20)32361-8
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