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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...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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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 |