Predictors of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Results from the Bergen COPD Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: COPD exacerbations accelerate disease progression. AIMS: To examine if COPD characteristics and systemic inflammatory markers predict the risk for acute COPD exacerbation (AECOPD) frequency and duration. METHODS: 403 COPD patients, GOLD stage II-IV, aged 44–76 years were included in the...

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Autores principales: Husebø, Gunnar R., Bakke, Per S., Aanerud, Marianne, Hardie, Jon A., Ueland, Thor, Grønseth, Rune, Persson, Louise J. P., Aukrust, Pål, Eagan, Tomas M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109721

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109721

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