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Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from Assessment to Treatment

Year: 2014

Type: editorial

Abstract: Copyright © 2014 Enrico M. Clini et al.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative CommonsAttribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. In recent years several studies in the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have addressed the impact of comorbidities on the phenotypic presentation of an individual patient [1]. Epidemiological studies have inves-tigated the prevalence of comorbidities in COPD patients and have reported clear associations between COPD and other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular, cancer, and metabolic diseases as the most frequent ones. Since then the awareness for coexisting diseases in COPD patients has been steadily growing and their role on increasedmorbidity, worse prognosis, and higher economic burden has currently been recognized. Notwithstanding, the clinical and pathophysiological

Source: BioMed Research International

DOI: 10.1155/2014/414928

Authors: Enrico M. Clini, Piera Boschetto, Mitja Lainscak, Wim Janssens

Institutions: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University of Ferrara, University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,680