COPD: What’s My Life Expectancy?

SOURCES:

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Albert A. Rizzo, MD, chief medical officer, American Lung Association, Newark, DE.

Mayo Clinic: “COPD.”

Cureus: “Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: The Changes Made.”

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New England Journal of Medicine: “The Body-Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.”

Thorax: “The BODE index: a new grading system in COPD.”

Chest: “Dyspnea Is a Better Predictor of 5-Year Survival Than Airway Obstruction in Patients With COPD.”