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Seasonality, ambient temperatures and hospitalizations for acute exacerbation of COPD: a population-based study in a metropolitan area

BACKGROUND: Excluding the tropics, exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more frequent in winter. However, studies that directly relate hospitalizations for exacerbation of COPD to ambient temperature are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of tempe...

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Autores principales: Almagro, Pere, Hernandez, Carme, Martinez-Cambor, Pable, Tresserras, Ricard, Escarrabill, Joan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26056439
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S75710

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