Predictors of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--results from the Bergen COPD cohort study.

Predictors of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--results from the Bergen COPD cohort study.

COPD exacerbations accelerate disease progression.To examine if COPD characteristics and systemic inflammatory markers predict the risk for acute COPD exacerbation (AECOPD) frequency and duration.403 COPD patients, GOLD stage II-IV, aged 44-76 years were included in the Bergen COPD Cohort Study in 2...

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Main Authors: Gunnar R Husebø, Per S Bakke, Marianne Aanerud, Jon A Hardie, Thor Ueland, Rune Grønseth, Louise J P Persson, Pål Aukrust, Tomas M Eagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4184893?pdf=render

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