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Understanding low COPD exacerbation rates in Japan: a review and comparison with other countries

COPD is associated with significant morbidity and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Periods of exacerbation, the acute worsening of symptoms, are interspersed throughout the disease’s natural history and can result in increased treatment burden and hospitalization for patients with CO...

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Autores principales: Ishii, Takeo, Nishimura, Masaharu, Akimoto, Asako, James, Mark H, Jones, Paul
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/PMC6208549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30464435
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S165187