Comorbidities of COPD

Comorbidities of COPD

By 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third cause of mortality. Extrapulmonary comorbidities influence the prognosis of patients with COPD. Tobacco smoking is a common risk factor for many comorbidities, including coronary heart disease, heart failure and lung cancer. Com...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Cavaillès, Graziella Brinchault-Rabin, Adrien Dixmier, François Goupil, Christophe Gut-Gobert, Sylvain Marchand-Adam, Jean-Claude Meurice, Hugues Morel, Christine Person-Tacnet, Christophe Leroyer, Patrice Diot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2013-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/130/454.full.pdf+html

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