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Mortality in COPD patients according to clinical phenotypes.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2018
Golpe Rafael, Suárez-Valor María, Martín-Robles Irene, Sanjuán-López Pilar, Cano-Jiménez Esteban, Castro-Añón Olalla, Pérez de Llano Luis A
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Grouping COPD subjects into clinical phenotypes might be useful for the management of the disease, but the clinical implications of such classification are still not totally clear, especially regarding prognosis. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether the mortality rates were different between four predefined clinical phenotypes. Patients and methods: This is a retrospective,...
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