Chronic bronchitis in an elderly population
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Chronic bronchitis in an elderly population.
BACKGROUND in order to describe the prevalence and prognostic implications of chronic bronchitis in individuals 65 years or older we analysed data from The Copenhagen City Heart Study. METHODS the population was studied in 1976-1978 resurveyed in 1981-1983 and 1991-1994 and followed with regard to survival for up to 12 years. Approximately 3,700 elderly participants with a mean age of 76 year...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afg108