Featuring Characteristics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Procalcitonin and Lower Tract Infections and Inert Gas Studies
Featuring Characteristics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Procalcitonin and Lower Tract Infections and Inert Gas Studies
R. Rodriguez-Roisin
MD, PhD, FRCP, FERS
*Correspondence: R. Rodriguez-Roisin, Email not available
Abstract
The last issue of BRN Reviews for the current year sets out two first-class observational studies devoted to the complexities of the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The first refers to SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS), a multicentre, cohort study of nearly 3000 never-smokers and ever-smokers with and without COPD.
