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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Autores principales: Pompe, Esther, de Jong, Pim A, van Rikxoort, Eva M, Gallardo Estrella, Leticia, de Jong, Werner U, Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn, Oudkerk, Matthijs, van der Aalst, Carlijn M, van Ginneken, Bram, Lammers, Jan-Willem J, Mohamed Hoesein, Firdaus AA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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