2011 GOLD Stages of COPD: Transitions, Predictor Factors and Comparison with 2017 GOLD Stages.

Roberto Bernabeu MoraM Piedad Sánchez-MartínezJoaquina Montilla-Herrador Silvana Loana de Oliveira SousaMariano Gacto-SánchezFrancesc Medina-Mirapeix

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)

Non-pulmonary factors predicted worsening transitions among the GOLD 2011 stages of COPD severity. The choice of GOLD 2011 versus GOLD 2017 may influence transition identification, especially for stages B and C.

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