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Examining the Effects of Age on Health Outcomes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results From the Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Study and Evaluation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints Cohorts.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - 1 Dec 2017
Parulekar Amit D, Martinez Carlos, Tsai Chu-Lin, Locantore Nicholas, Atik Mustafa, Yohannes Abebaw M, Kao Christina C, Al-Azzawi Hassan, Mohsin Ali, Wise Robert A, Foreman Marilyn G, Demeo Dawn L, Regan Elizabeth A, Make Barry J, Boriek Aladin M, Wiener Laura E, Hanania Nicola A
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RATIONALE: The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its associated comorbidities increase with age. However, little is understood about differences in the disease in patients over 65 years of age compared with younger patients. OBJECTIVES: To determine disease characteristics of COPD and its impact in older patients compared with younger patients. METHODS: We examined baseline...
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