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The Relation Between Clinical Phenotypes, GOLD Groups/Stages and Mortality in COPD Patients - A Prospective Multicenter Study.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2000
Brat Kristian, Svoboda Michal, Zatloukal Jaromir, Plutinsky Marek, Volakova Eva, Popelkova Patrice, Novotna Barbora, Dvorak Tomas, Koblizek Vladimir
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INTRODUCTION: The concept of phenotyping emerged, reflecting specific clinical, pulmonary and extrapulmonary features of each particular chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) case. Our aim was to analyze prognostic utility of: "Czech" COPD phenotypes and their most frequent combinations, "Spanish" phenotypes and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages + groups in relation to...
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