Factors associated with hospitalization in bronchiectasis exacerbations: a one-year follow-up study

Abstract Background Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic structural lung disease with frequent exacerbations, some of which require hospital admission though no clear associated factors have been identified. We aimed to evaluate factors associated with hospitalization due to exacerbations during a 1-yea...

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Main Authors: Rosario Menéndez, Raúl Méndez, Eva Polverino, Edmundo Rosales-Mayor, Isabel Amara-Elori, Soledad Reyes, Tomás Posadas, Laia Fernández-Barat, Antoni Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0659-x