Longitudinal Changes in Clinical Outcomes in Older Patients with Asthma, COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome
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Longitudinal changes in clinical outcomes in older patients with asthma, COPD and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
BACKGROUND The progression of obstructive airway diseases (OADs) including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome in older adults is not well understood. OBJECTIVE To examine the prognosis of OADs and to identify potential determinants for longitudinal changes in clinical outcomes. METHODS We consecutively recruited 99 older adults (>55 years) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1423-0356,0025-7931
DOI: 10.1159/000352053