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Does mild COPD affect prognosis in the elderly?

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects independence and survival in the general population, but it is unknown to which extent this conclusion applies to elderly people with mild disease. The aim of this study was to verify whether mild COPD, defined according to different c...

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Autores principales: Pedone, Claudio, Scarlata, Simone, Sorino, Claudio, Forastiere, Francesco, Bellia, Vincenzo, Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20529281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-10-35