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Severe hypoalbuminemia is a strong independent risk factor for acute respiratory failure in COPD: a nationwide cohort study

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a life-threatening event, which is frequently associated with the severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hypoalbuminemia is associated with increased mortality in patients with COPD. However, to date, little is known regar...

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Autores principales: Chen, Char-Wen, Chen, Yih-Yuan, Lu, Chin-Li, Chen, Solomon Chih-Cheng, Chen, Yi-Jen, Lin, Ming-Shian, Chen, Wei
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/PMC4476425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26124654
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S85831