'Exacerbation-free time' to assess the impact of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a prospective observational study

COPD exacerbations are commonly quantified as rate per year. However, the total amount of time a patient suffers from exacerbations may be stronger related to his or her disease burden than just counting exacerbation episodes. In this study, we examined the relationship between exacerbation frequenc...

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Autores principales: Boer, L. M., Bischoff, E. W., Borgijink, X., Vercoulen, J. H., Akkermans, R. P., Kerstjens, H. A. M., Assendelft, W. J., Schermer, T. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29615628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41533-018-0079-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29615628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41533-018-0079-5

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