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Are Systemic Manifestations Ascribable to COPD in Smokers? A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Whether the systemic manifestations observed in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are ascribable to lung dysfunction or direct effects of smoking is in debate. Structural Equations Modeling (SEM), a causal-oriented statistical approach, could help unraveling the pathways involved, by enab...

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Autores principales: Boyer, Laurent, Bastuji-Garin, Sylvie, Chouaid, Christos, Housset, Bruno, Le Corvoisier, Philippe, Derumeaux, Geneviève, Boczkowski, Jorge, Maitre, Bernard, Adnot, Serge, Audureau, Etienne
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/PMC5988713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26766-x