“Frequent exacerbator” is a phenotype of poor prognosis in Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Ryusuke Tomioka,1,2 Tomotaka Kawayama,1 Masashi Suetomo,1,2 Takashi Kinoshita,1 Yoshihisa Tokunaga,1 Haruki Imaoka,1 Kazuko Matsunaga,1 Masaki Okamoto,1 Tomoaki Hoshino1 1Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, 2Resp...

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Main Authors: Tomioka R, Kawayama T, Suetomo M, Kinoshita T, Tokunaga Y, Imaoka H, Matsunaga K, Okamoto M, Hoshino T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-02-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/ldquofrequent-exacerbatorrdquo-is-a-phenotype-of-poor-prognosis-in-jap-peer-reviewed-article-COPD