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Characteristics and treatable traits of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with and without paid employment.
Respiratory research - 12 May 2021
Jacobsen Peter A, van 't Hul Alex J, Djamin Remco S, Antons Jeanine C, de Man Marianne, Weinreich Ulla Møller, Spruit Martijn A, Janssen Daisy J A
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INTRODUCTION: Patients with COPD are vulnerable to workforce detachment. Better knowledge of features associated with paid work loss might be of help to design and select appropriate interventions. METHOD: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the presence of treatable traits in COPD patients without paid work. Patients with COPD below 65 years at first referral to a hospital-based patient clinic were...
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