Two Distinct Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Phenotypes Are Associated with High Risk of Mortality

RATIONALE: In COPD patients, mortality risk is influenced by age, severity of respiratory disease, and comorbidities. With an unbiased statistical approach we sought to identify clusters of COPD patients and to examine their mortality risk. METHODS: Stable COPD subjects (n = 527) were classified usi...

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Autores principales: Burgel, Pierre-Régis, Paillasseur, Jean-Louis, Peene, Bernard, Dusser, Daniel, Roche, Nicolas, Coolen, Johan, Troosters, Thierry, Decramer, Marc, Janssens, Wim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23236428
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051048

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