Health status deterioration in subjects with mild to moderate airflow obstruction, a six years observational study

Abstract Background Patients with COPD need to cope with a disabling disease, which leads to health status impairment. Aim To investigate the long term change of health status in subjects with mild to moderate airflow obstruction and to compare this to subjects without airflow obstruction, with and...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Machado Rodrigues, Heleen Demeyer, Matthias Loeckx, Miek Hornikx, Hans Van Remoortel, Wim Janssens, Thierry Troosters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1061-7