Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6241285 | Respiratory Medicine | 2016 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
Nearly half of the patients hospitalised due to an exacerbation of COPD die within 5 years after the event. Overweight is a positive predictor of long-term survival in these patients.
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Authors
Paul Stoll, Saskia Foerster, J. Christian Virchow, Marek Lommatzsch,