Respiratory medicineHumansPulmonary DiseaseChronic ObstructiveMaleBronchitis
Comparison of chronic bronchitis definitions in COPD for predicting 10-year all-cause mortality.
Joon Young Choi, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Youlim Kim, Jong Geol Jang, Jae Ha Lee, Yong Bum Park, Cheon Woong Choi, Chang-Hoon Lee, Kwang Ha Yoo, Chin Kook Rhee
Published: 202510.1016/j.rmed.2025.108389
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic bronchitis (CB) is a common phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with poor outcomes. This study aimed to compare the predictive performance of a CB definition based on the COPD Assessment Test (CAT-…
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