Look for comorbidities, but don't forget lung function

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 328-329

  Cerveri, Isa ^a,b   Rossi, Andrea ^c   Brusasco, Vito ^d  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c University/General Hospital of Verona   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COPD SPECIFIC COMORBIDITY INDEX; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84873354233     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.187.3.328b     Document Type: Letter

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