Two distinct chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes are associated with high risk of mortality.

Two distinct chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes are associated with high risk of mortality.

<h4>Rationale</h4>In COPD patients, mortality risk is influenced by age, severity of respiratory disease, and comorbidities. With an unbiased statistical approach we sought to identify clusters of COPD patients and to examine their mortality risk.<h4>Methods</h4>Stable COPD s...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Régis Burgel, Jean-Louis Paillasseur, Bernard Peene, Daniel Dusser, Nicolas Roche, Johan Coolen, Thierry Troosters, Marc Decramer, Wim Janssens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23236428/?tool=EBI

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