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SUBMITTER: Raherison C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6048834 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
BMC pulmonary medicine 20180716 1
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The aim of our study was to determine the association between specific comorbidities and COPD severity.<h4>Methods</h4>Pulmonologists included patients with COPD using a web-site questionnaire. Diagnosis of COPD was made using spirometry post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 70%. The questionnaire included the following domains: demographic criteria, clinical symptoms, func ...[more]