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Eosinophil counts in first COPD hospitalizations: a comparison of health service utilization

PURPOSE: Current evidence suggests that a higher blood eosinophil cell count at admission for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is associated with a favorable response to systemic steroids. However, the impact of blood eosinophil counts at admission on post-hospitalization outcomes is still unclea...

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Autores principales: Bélanger, Maryse, Couillard, Simon, Courteau, Josiane, Larivée, Pierre, Poder, Thomas G, Carrier, Nathalie, Girard, Kim, Vézina, Felix-Antoine, Vanasse, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30319252
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S170743