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5 New Things about COPD
Identifying risk, a promising mortality biomarker, and a new app for study recruitment-just a few of the latest developments in COPD research and patient care.
Chronic lower respiratory diseases were ranked as the third leading cause of death in the United States for 2010-the latest period for which data are available from the CDC.
More than 50% of adults with low pulmonary function were not aware they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), says the CDC. November was COPD awareness month. Here we bring you a brief roundup of the latest developments in COPD research and patient care. Â
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⺠Use Primary Care Data to Identify Risk
⺠CAT Improves Predictive Value
⺠Biomarker of Early Mortality
⺠Corticosteroids & Bronchodilators Lower Death Risk
⺠StopCOPD App for Research Recruitment
