Comorbidities and risk assessment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 804-

  Corsonello, Andrea ^a   Pedone, Claudio ^b,c   Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli ^b,d  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Alberto Sordi   (Italy)

^d Fondazione 'S Raffaele Cittadella della Carità'   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84867583799     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.8.804     Document Type: Letter

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