Clinical features of Japanese patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Clinical features of Japanese patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Background Exacerbations are critical events in chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD). The frequency of COPD exacerbations is associated with the prognosis, including mortality, but no useful biomarker has been established. Methods The present retrospective study investigated 481 COP...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Tashiro, Yuki Kurihara, Koichiro Takahashi, Hironori Sadamatsu, Tetsuro Haraguchi, Ryo Tajiri, Ayako Takamori, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Exacerbation
Frequency
Blood eosinophil
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01362-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01362-w

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