Elevated placenta growth factor predicts pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under inhaled corticosteroids therapy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An increased incidence of pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) under inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy was noticed in previous studies. We performed a prospective study to elucidate the risk fact...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/11/46 |