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Frequency and characteristics of different clinical phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2015
Miravitlles M, Barrecheguren M, Román-Rodríguez M
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Clinical phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) identify patients with common characteristics. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the distribution of four different COPD phenotypes: non-exacerbators, patients with asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS), exacerbators with chronic bronchitis and those without, we analysed the impact of COPD on quality of life (HRQoL), and on anxiety and depression...
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