Evaluation of erythropoietin hormone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients during exacerbation and after remission
Introduction: It has long been known that COPD causes polycythemia secondary to erythrocytosis caused by hypoxia present in advanced cases of COPD. However, it was shown in several studies that some COPD patients had anemia rather than erythrocytosis Aim: The aim of this work was to assess the chang...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816301455 |