Differences in the risk of mood disorders in patients with asthma-COPD overlap and in patients with COPD alone: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study in Korea

Abstract Background Although feelings of anxiety and depression are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), little is known about the estimates of their incidence in patients with asthma-COPD overlap (ACO), which has been described and acknowledged as a distinct clinica...

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Main Authors: Hye-Rim Kang, Sung-Hyun Hong, So-Young Ha, Tae-Bum Kim, Eui-Kyung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1039-5