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Smokers with emphysema and small airway disease on computed tomography have lower bone density
Osteoporosis is more common in patients with COPD and in smokers. The aim of this study was to assess whether measures of emphysema and airway disease on computed tomography (CT) were associated with lower bone density or vertebral fractures in smokers with and without COPD. For this purpose, we inc...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4907479/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27354779 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S103680 |