Open Access<p>Characteristics Associated with Accelerated Lung Function Decline in a Primary Care Population with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Hannah Whittaker,
Jeanne M. Pimenta,
Déborah Jarvis,
Steven Kiddle,
Jennifer K Quint
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s278981
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , quartile , vital capacity , population , pulmonary function testing , obstructive lung disease , underweight , lung function , lung , diffusing capacity , body mass index , confidence interval , overweight , environmental health
Estimates for lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have differed by study setting and have not been described in a UK primary care population.