Abstract
A key feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an accelerated rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)), but data on the variability and determinants of this change in patients who have established disease are scarce.
Original language | English |
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Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 365 |
Issue number | 13 |
Pages (from-to) | 1184-92 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0028-4793 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Bayes Theorem
- Biological Markers
- C-Reactive Protein
- Cytokines
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Biological
- Observation
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Uteroglobin