History of pneumonia is a strong risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation in South Korea: the Epidemiologic review and Prospective Observation of COPD and Health in Korea (EPOCH) study

BACKGROUND: In South Korea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the ten leading causes of death. COPD exacerbations are significantly associated with mortality in COPD patients. This study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of COPD in South Korea, specifically the clini...

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Published in:J Thorac Dis
Main Authors: Hwang, Yong Il, Lee, Sang Haak, Yoo, Jee Hong, Jung, Bock Hyun, Yoo, Kwang Ha, Na, Moon Jun, Lee, Jong Deog, Park, Myung Jae, Jung, Chi Young, Shim, Jae Jeong, Kim, Kyung Chan, Kim, Yeon Jae, Choi, Hye Sook, Choi, Ik Su, Lee, Choon-Taek, Lee, Sang Do, Kim, Do Jin, Uh, Soo-Taek, Lee, Ho Sung, Kim, Young Sam, Lee, Kwan Ho, Ra, Seung Won, Kim, Hak Ryul, Choi, Soo Jeon, Park, In Won, Park, Yong Bum, Park, So Young, Lee, Jaehee, Jung, Ki-Suck
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Language:Inglês
Published: AME Publishing Company 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703676/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793342
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.12.17
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