Acute exacerbation of COPD increases the risk of hip fractures: a nested case-control study from the Korea National Health Insurance Service

Acute exacerbation of COPD increases the risk of hip fractures: a nested case-control study from the Korea National Health Insurance Service

Background/Aims Hip fracture and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) could increase mortality in patients with COPD. There are no data on the relationship between AE-COPD and hip fracture, which may significantly affect the prognosis of patients with COPD. Therefore...

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Main Authors: Kang-Mo Gu, Sang-Won Yoon, Sun-Young Jung, Moon Seong Baek, Won Young Kim, Jae-Woo Jung, Jae-Chol Choi, Jong-Wook Shin, Jae-Yeol Kim, Byoung-Whui Choi, In-Won Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2022-05-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
acute exacerbation
hip fractures
pulmonary disease
chronic obstructive
Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2021-152.pdf

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