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Lung function indices for predicting mortality in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by high morbidity and mortality. It remains unknown which aspect of lung function carries the most prognostic information and if simple spirometry is sufficient. Survival was assessed in COPD outpatients whose data had been added prospect...

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Autores principales: Boutou, Afroditi K., Shrikrishna, Dinesh, Tanner, Rebecca J., Smith, Cayley, Kelly, Julia L., Ward, Simon P., Polkey, Michael I., Hopkinson, Nicholas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00146012