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Clinical and Functional Lung Parameters Associated With Frequent Exacerbator Phenotype in Subjects With Severe COPD.
Respiratory care - 1 May 2017
Capozzolo Alberto, Carratù Pierluigi, Dragonieri Silvano, Falcone Vito Antonio, Quaranta Vitaliano Nicola, Liotino Vito, D'Alba Giuseppina, Castellana Giorgio, Resta Onofrio
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BACKGROUND: COPD is currently recognized as a syndrome associated with a high prevalence of comorbidities and various phenotypes. Exacerbations are very important events in the clinical history of COPD because they drive the decline in lung function. In the present study, we aim to identify whether there are any clinical and functional specific features of frequent exacerbators in a population of patients with...
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