Prevalence and Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Eosinophilic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease with different clinical and pathophysiological characteristics. Cumulative evidence shows that eosinophil levels may be connected to the therapeutic effects and phenotype of COPD. However, the prevalence of eosinophi...

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Main Authors: Hong-Xia Wu, Kai-Quan Zhuo, De-Yun Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00282/full