The characteristics of the frequent exacerbator with chronic bronchitis phenotype and non-exacerbator phenotype in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis and system review

The characteristics of the frequent exacerbator with chronic bronchitis phenotype and non-exacerbator phenotype in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis and system review

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with different phenotypes show different clinical characteristics. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to explore the clinical characteristics between the non-exacerbator (NE) phenotype and the frequent exacerbator with ch...

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Main Authors: Jian-jun Wu, Hong-ri Xu, Ying-xue Zhang, Yi-xuan Li, Hui-yong Yu, Liang-duo Jiang, Cheng-xiang Wang, Mei Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
FE-CB
NE
Phenotype
COPD
Pulmonary function
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1126-x

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