Despite worldwide research on health-care efforts and costs, statistics show an increasing trend in mortality, in contrast with other relevant causes of death.[ 6 ] Identifying patients at high risk of death and modifiable predictors of mortality is therefore of importance for both patients and health-care providers, to optimize therapeutic strategies and COPD management.
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Identifying prognostic factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.
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