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Emphysema Predicts Hospitalisation and Incident Airflow Obstruction among Older Smokers: A Prospective Cohort Study

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2014

Year

David McAllister, Firas S. Ahmed, John H. M. Austin, Claudia I. Henschke, Brad M. Keller, Adina R. Lemeshow, Anthony P. Reeves, Sonia Mesía-Vela, Gregory D. Pearson, Maria C. Shiau,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Visually assessed emphysema and percent emphysema on CT predicted acute episodes of care for chronic lower respiratory disease, with the former predicting incident airflow obstruction among older smokers.

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