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The prevalence of comorbidities in COPD patients, and their impact on health st...
Ställberg, Björn; Teixeira, Pedro Miguel Silva Costa Afonso; Blom, Coert; Lisspers, Karin; Tsiligianni, Ioanna; Jordan, Rachel; Román, Miguel[Abstract] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality with high social and economic costs. The prevalence of COPD has been reported to vary between 6 and 26.1% worldwide.1 COPD has also been associated with a high prevalence of one or more comorbid conditions, which have an impact on health status and mortality.2–5 Although several diseases have been studied as...
Date: 2016
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Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho