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Effect of tiotropium on lung function decline in early-stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: propensity score-matched analysis of real-world data
BACKGROUND: Tiotropium failed to slow the annual rate of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)) decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with <70% predicted FEV(1). However, the rate of FEV(1) decline is known to be faster at early stages, which suggests that the ef...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26508848 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S91901 |