Smokers with emphysema and small airway disease on computed tomography have lower bone density

Osteoporosis is more common in patients with COPD and in smokers. The aim of this study was to assess whether measures of emphysema and airway disease on computed tomography (CT) were associated with lower bone density or vertebral fractures in smokers with and without COPD. For this purpose, we inc...

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Published in:Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Main Authors: Pompe, Esther, de Jong, Pim A, van Rikxoort, Eva M, Gallardo Estrella, Leticia, de Jong, Werner U, Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn, Oudkerk, Matthijs, van der Aalst, Carlijn M, van Ginneken, Bram, Lammers, Jan-Willem J, Mohamed Hoesein, Firdaus AA
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4907479/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27354779
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S103680
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