Lung function impairment, COPD hospitalisations and subsequent mortality
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Lung function impairment, COPD hospitalisations and subsequent mortality.
BACKGROUND Hospitalisations and their sequelae comprise key morbidities in the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A study was undertaken to examine the associations between lung function impairment and COPD hospitalisation, and COPD hospitalisation and mortality. METHODS The analysis included a population-based sample of 20,571 participants with complete demograp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.152876