Airway inflammation contributes to health status in COPD: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Snoeck-Stroband, J, Postma, D.S, Lapperre, T.S, Gosman, M.M.E, Thiadens, H.A, Kauffman, H.F, Sont, J.K, Jansen, D.F, Sterk, P.J
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: methacholine; adult; aged; article; cell count; chronic obstructive lung disease; disease association; disease severity; female; forced expiratory volume; health status; human; hyperinflation; inflammatory cell; lung function; major clinical study; male; multiple regression; questionnaire; respiratory tract inflammation; scoring system; smoking; spirometry; sputum examination; univariate analysis; comorbidity; cross-sectional study; epidemiology; health status indicator; immunology; middle aged; Netherlands; pneumonia; prevalence; procedures; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; risk assessment; risk factor; sputum; Adult; Causality; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Status; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Middle Aged; Pneumonia; Prevalence; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sputum
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/183286
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/1465-9921-7-140