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The link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes and histological subtypes of lung cancer: a case-control study.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2000
Wang Wei, Xie Mengshuang, Dou Shuang, Cui Liwei, Zheng Chunyan, Xiao Wei
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BACKGROUND: COPD is considered an independent risk factor for lung cancer. COPD and lung cancer are both very heterogeneous diseases, and the study herein investigates the link between COPD phenotypes and specific histological subtypes of lung cancer. METHODS: This case-control study comprised 2,283 patients with newly diagnosed pathological lung cancer and 2,323 non-lung cancer controls. All participants...
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