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The chronic bronchitis phenotype in subjects with and without COPD: the PLATINO study.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jul 2012
de Oca Maria Montes, Halbert Ronald J, Lopez Maria Victorina, Perez-Padilla Rogelio, Tálamo Carlos, Moreno Dolores, Muiño Adrianna, Jardim José Roberto B, Valdivia Gonzalo, Pertuzé Julio, Menezes Ana Maria B
Abstract excerpt
Little information exists regarding the epidemiology of the chronic bronchitis phenotype in unselected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) populations. We examined the prevalence of the chronic bronchitis phenotype in COPD and non-COPD subjects from the PLATINO study, and investigated how it is associated with important outcomes. Post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity...
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