"Bronchitis, Chronic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subcategory of CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. The disease is characterized by hypersecretion of mucus accompanied by a chronic (more than 3 months in 2 consecutive years) productive cough. Infectious agents are a major cause of chronic bronchitis.
| Descriptor ID |
D029481
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.446.567 C08.381.495.146.567 C08.381.495.389.500 C08.730.099.567
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bronchitis, Chronic" by people in Profiles.
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Inhalation of environmental stressors & chronic inflammation: autoimmunity and neurodegeneration. Mutat Res. 2009 Mar 31; 674(1-2):62-72.