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Multidimensional indices in the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Corlateanu Alexandru, Plahotniuc Alexandra, Corlateanu Olga, Botnaru Victor, Bikov Andras, Mathioudakis Alexander G, Covantev Serghei, Siafakas Nikolaos
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a very common disease, is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Due to the significant heterogeneity of clinical phenotypes of COPD there is no single method suitable for predicting patients' health status and outcomes, and therefore multidimensional indices, assessing different components of the disease, were developed and are recommended for clinical practice...
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