Is COPD a Progressive Disease? A Long Term Bode Cohort Observation.

BACKGROUND:The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Diseases (GOLD) defines COPD as a disease that is usually progressive. GOLD also provides a spirometric classification of airflow limitation. However, little is known about the long-term changes of patients in different GOLD grades. OBJECTIVE:Exp...

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Main Authors: Juan P de-Torres, Jose M Marín, Víctor Pinto-Plata, Miguel Divo, Pablo Sanchez-Salcedo, Jorge Zagaceta, Javier J Zulueta, Juan Berto, Carlos Cabrera, Bartolome R Celli, Ciro Casanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4839642?pdf=render