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Descriptor English: Bronchitis, Chronic
Descriptor Spanish: Bronquitis Crónica
Descriptor bronquitis crónica
Scope note: Subcategoría de ENFERMEDAD PULMONAR OBSTRUCTIVA CRÓNICA. La enfermedad se caracteriza por hipersecreción de moco acompañada de tos productiva crónica (más de 3 meses en dos años consecutivos). Una causa principal de bronquitis crónica son los agentes infecciosos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bronquite Crônica
Descriptor French: Bronchite chronique
Entry term(s): Chronic Bronchitis
Tree number(s): C01.748.099.567
C08.127.446.567
C08.381.495.146.567
C08.381.495.389.500
C08.730.099.567
C23.550.291.500.875.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029481
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: BRONCHITIS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Bronchitis (1965-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 36007
Unique ID: D029481
NLM Classification: WF 546
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Bronchitis, Chronic - Preferred
Concept UI M0384773
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Bronchitis, Chronic
Entry term(s) Chronic Bronchitis



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