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abstract

  • Mortality after an admission for pneumonia is considerably higher than for an admission for an exacerbation in COPD patients recruited from usual clinical practice. A proper diagnosis in acute worsenings of symptoms in COPD is therefore important. https://bit.ly/3LyhnnC

authors

  • Vestbo, Jørgen
  • Waterer, Grant
  • Leather, David
  • Crim, Courtney
  • Diar Bakerly, Nawar
  • Frith, Lucy
  • Jacques, Loretta
  • Harvey, Catherine
  • Satia, Imran
  • Woodcock, Ashley

publication date

  • May 2022