Computed tomography total airway count predicts progression to COPD in at-risk smokers

There is limited understanding of how to identify people at high risk of developing COPD. Our objective was to investigate the association between computed tomography (CT) total airway count (TAC) and incident COPD over 3 years among ever-smokers from the population-based Canadian Cohort Obstructive...

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Published in:	ERJ Open Research
Main Authors:	Miranda Kirby, Benjamin M. Smith, Naoya Tanabe, James C. Hogg, Harvey O. Coxson, Don D. Sin, Jean Bourbeau, Wan C. Tan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Respiratory Society 2021-10-01
Online Access:	http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/4/00307-2021.full