Risk assessment for hospital admission in patients with COPD; a multi-centre UK prospective observational study.

Risk assessment for hospital admission in patients with COPD; a multi-centre UK prospective observational study.

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute exacerbation of COPD requiring hospital admission is associated with mortality and healthcare costs. The ERICA study assessed multiple clinical measures in people with COPD, including the short physical performance battery (SPPB), a simple test...

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Main Authors: Jilles M Fermont, Charlotte E Bolton, Marie Fisk, Divya Mohan, William Macnee, John R Cockcroft, Carmel McEniery, Jonathan Fuld, Joseph Cheriyan, Ruth Tal-Singer, Ian B Wilkinson, Angela M Wood, Michael I Polkey, Hana Müllerova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228940

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228940

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