Published 2023-09-01
“…Kuniaki Hirai,1
Akihiko Tanaka,1 Naruhito Oda,2 Keisuke Kaneko,3 Yoshitaka Uchida,1 Tomoki Uno,1 Shin Ohta,1 Tetsuya Homma,1 Fumihiro Yamaguchi,4 Shintaro Suzuki,1 Hironori Sagara1 1Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Yamanashi Red Cross Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan; 3Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation Ebara Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 4Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Kanagawa, JapanCorrespondence: Kuniaki Hirai, Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Institute/University/Hospital: Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8666, Japan, Tel +81-3-3784-8000, Fax +81-3-3784-8742, Email hiraik@med.showa-u.ac.jpBackground: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more inclined to have a high level of social vulnerability due to their physical and psychological burden. …”
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