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Influence of pulmonary emphysema on COPD assessment test-oriented categorization in GOLD document.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2015
Suzuki Toshio, Tada Yuji, Kawata Naoko, Ikari Jun, Kasahara Yasunori, Sakurai Yoriko, Iesato Ken, Nishimura Rintaro, West James, Tatsumi Koichiro
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BACKGROUND: The COPD assessment test (CAT) score is a key component of the multifactorial assessment of COPD in the Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines of 2014. Nevertheless, little is known regarding the differences among COPD categories in terms of clinical parameters such as pulmonary function or radiological findings. Thus, our aims in this study were to evaluate the...
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