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Changes in mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the 1990s to the 2000s: a pooled analysis of two prospective cohort studies.

Susumu SatoToru OgaShigeo MuroKazuya TanimuraNaoya TanabeKoichi NishimuraToyohiro Hirai
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
Trends indicating a better prognosis for patients with COPD in the 2000s were observed. This improvement may be associated with the usage of LABDs.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • cardiovascular events
  • lung function
  • case control
  • risk factors
  • coronary artery disease
  • cardiovascular disease
  • type diabetes
  • air pollution