Pneumonia in exacerbations of COPD: what is the clinical significance?
Open Access
- 27 January 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in ERJ Open Research
- Vol. 6 (1)
Abstract
It is vital that clinicians identify radiological consolidation in hospitalised COPD patients, as this confers an increased mortality risk, has important implications for risk stratification and influences managementhttp://bit.ly/2q2vH2JKeywords
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