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SUBMITTER: Chen CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4863146 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Chung-Yu CY Liao Kuang-Ming KM
Scientific reports 20160511
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) share common risk factors. However, there is limited information about COPD and CKD. This is case-cohort study was carried out using the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database to evaluate the correlation between COPD and CKD. We identified cases aged older than 40 years who had an inpatient hospitalization with a first-time COPD diagnosis between 1998 and 2008. Control were selected from ho ...[more]