RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 COPD exacerbations · 1: Epidemiology
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 164
OP 168
DO 10.1136/thx.2005.041806
VO 61
IS 2
A1 G C Donaldson
A1 J A Wedzicha
YR 2006
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/61/2/164.abstract
AB The epidemiology of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is reviewed with particular reference to the definition, frequency, time course, natural history and seasonality, and their relationship with decline in lung function, disease severity and mortality. The importance of distinguishing between recurrent and relapsed exacerbations is discussed.