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POPE study: rationale and methodology of a study to phenotype patients with COPD in Central and Eastern Europe.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2016
Zbozinkova Zuzana, Barczyk Adam, Tkacova Ruzena, Valipour Arschang, Tudoric Neven, Zykov Kirill, Somfay Attila, Miravitlles Marc, Koblizek Vladimir
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INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes a major health challenge in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. However, clinical phenotypes, symptom load, and treatment habits of patients with COPD in CEE countries remain largely unknown. This paper provides a rationale for phenotyping COPD and describes the methodology of a large study in CEE. METHODS/DESIGN: The POPE study is...
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