Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality. Predicting mortality risk in patients with COPD can be important for disease management strategies. Although all-cause mortality predictors have been developed previously, limited research exists on factors directly affecting COPD-specific mortality.
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