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The utility of inflammatory markers to predict readmissions and mortality in COPD cases with or without eosinophilia
BACKGROUND: COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization increase morbidity and mortality. Although most COPD exacerbations are neutrophilic, approximately 10%–25% of exacerbations are eosinophilic. AIM: We aimed to evaluate mortality and outcomes of eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic COPD exacerbati...
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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/PMC4648601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26648709 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S90330 |