Exacerbations in non-COPD patients: truth or myth
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Exacerbations in non-COPD patients: truth or myth.
We read with great interest the article by Tan et al, whereby they have discussed the occurrence of exacerbation-like events in patients without COPD. The basic concept of the study needs debate and clarification. The authors have used the terms ‘non-COPD patients’ and ‘exacerbation like event’ to mention the group of patients who didn’t fulfil the spirometric criteria for COPD. Without mention...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205763