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September 25, 2002ThoraxOpen Access

Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Gavin C. Donaldson

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These results suggest that the frequency of exacerbations contributes to long term decline in lung function of patients with moderate to severe COPD.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7b8c356b4d8a54e48f70e https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.57.10.847

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