Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, inflammation and co-morbidity--a common inflammatory phenotype?

doi:10.1186/1465-9921-7-70

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, inflammation and co-morbidity--a common inflammatory phenotype?

Respiratory research - 2 May 2006

Sevenoaks Martin J, Stockley Robert A

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is and will remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The severity of airflow obstruction is known to relate to overall health status and mortality. However, even allowing for common aetiological factors, a link has been identified bet...

Topics

Animals
Atherosclerosis
C-Reactive Protein
Comorbidity
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Humans
Inflammation
Interleukin-6
Osteoporosis
Peptic Ulcer
Phenotype
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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