A simplified score to quantify comorbidity in COPD.

A simplified score to quantify comorbidity in COPD.

<h4>Importance</h4>Comorbidities are common in COPD, but quantifying their burden is difficult. Currently there is a COPD-specific comorbidity index to predict mortality and another to predict general quality of life. We sought to develop and validate a COPD-specific comorbidity score th...

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Main Authors: Nirupama Putcha, Milo A Puhan, M Bradley Drummond, MeiLan K Han, Elizabeth A Regan, Nicola A Hanania, Carlos H Martinez, Marilyn Foreman, Surya P Bhatt, Barry Make, Joe Ramsdell, Dawn L DeMeo, R Graham Barr, Stephen I Rennard, Fernando Martinez, Edwin K Silverman, James Crapo, Robert A Wise, Nadia N Hansel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114438
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