Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5956011 | Chest | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The new GOLD grading produces an uneven split of the COPD population, one-third each in A and D patient groups, and its prognostic validity to predict time to death is no different than the old GOLD staging based in spirometry only.
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Authors
Joan B. MD, Inmaculada MD, Pere MD, Ciro MD, Cristobal MD, Juan J. MD, Juan P. MD, Pablo PhD, Marc MD, Bartolome R. MD, FCCP, Jose M. MD,