Higher GOLD spirometeric class (severity of airflow limitation) correlated with higher number of comorbidities
Background: Various systemic manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are well known to us. One patient of COPD may have more than one associated comorbid conditions. Severity of airflow limitation is expressed as a global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD)...
Main Authors: | Mohit Bhatia, Avinash jain, Shivam Dixit, Arya Krishnan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
2023-12-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/56801 |
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