Socio-Economic and Clinical Factors as Predictors of Disease Evolution and Acute Events in COPD Patients.

Socio-Economic and Clinical Factors as Predictors of Disease Evolution and Acute Events in COPD Patients.

Socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors are becoming increasingly important determinants of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We conducted a study to investigate socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical factors, and to assess their role as predictors of acute events (mortalit...

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Main Authors: Paolo Pandolfi, Alessandro Zanasi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Lara Pisani, Sabrina Angelini, Francesca Maffei, Silvana Hrelia, Cristina Angeloni, Corrado Zenesini, Patrizia Hrelia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4529271?pdf=render

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