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Survival associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among SEER-Medicare beneficiaries with non-small-cell lung cancer

Objective: We investigated the impact of preexisting COPD and its subtypes, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, on overall survival among Medicare enrollees diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Using SEER-Medicare data, we included patients ≥66 years of age diagnosed with NSCLC...

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Autores principales: Shah, Shweta, Blanchette, Christopher M, Coyle, Joseph C, Kowalkowski, Marc, Arthur, Susan T, Howden, Reuben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31118599
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S185837