Prevalence and clinical impact of frailty in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Frailty has been increasingly identified as a risk factor of adverse outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The prevalence and impact of frailty on health outcomes in people with COPD require clarification. Methods PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library and Web o...

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Published in:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Main Authors: Lina Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Xinmin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02454-z