Co-morbidity contributes to predict mortality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2794-2800

  Incalzi, R Antonelli ^a   Fuso, L ^a   De Rosa, M ^a   Forastiere, F ^b   Rapiti, E ^b   Nardecchia, B ^a   Pistelli, R ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Epidemiology Unit Latium Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Co morbidity; Long term prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 2642671980     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10122794     Document Type: Article

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