Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatic diseases: A systematic review on a neglected comorbidity

Background: Although, both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and rheumatic diseases (RDs) are common, and each has significant impact on patients’ overall health/quality of life, their co-occurrence has received little attention, while 15% of COPD remains undiagnosed in RDs. Objective: To...

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Main Authors: Irini Gergianaki, Ioanna Tsiligianni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Comorbidity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2235042X18820209