Low CT bone radio density is associated with adverse clinical features and increased coronary artery calcification in COPD

E. Romme, L. Edwards, M. Williams, J. Murchison, M. Connell, A. Agusti, S. Rennard, P. Bakke, F. Smeenk, E. Wouters, E. Rutten, W. MacNee (Eindhoven, Maastricht, Netherlands; Philadelphia, Omaha, United States Of America; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain; Bergen, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD is not a pulmonary disease alone
Session: COPD is not a pulmonary disease alone
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 209
Disease area: Airway diseases

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E. Romme, L. Edwards, M. Williams, J. Murchison, M. Connell, A. Agusti, S. Rennard, P. Bakke, F. Smeenk, E. Wouters, E. Rutten, W. MacNee (Eindhoven, Maastricht, Netherlands; Philadelphia, Omaha, United States Of America; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain; Bergen, Norway). Low CT bone radio density is associated with adverse clinical features and increased coronary artery calcification in COPD. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 209

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