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Exacerbation-like respiratory symptoms in individuals without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from a population-based study

RATIONALE: Exacerbations of COPD are defined clinically by worsening of chronic respiratory symptoms. Chronic respiratory symptoms are common in the general population. There are no data on the frequency of exacerbation-like events in individuals without spirometric evidence of COPD. AIMS: To determ...

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Autores principales: Tan, W C, Bourbeau, J, Hernandez, P, Chapman, K R, Cowie, R, FitzGerald, J M, Marciniuk, D D, Maltais, F, Buist, A S, O'Donnell, D E, Sin, D D, Aaron, S D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24706040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-205048