Impact of COPD Exacerbations on Osteoporosis Assessed by Chest CT Scan

AbstractBackground: COPD pathology involves not only the lungs but also extrapulmonary abnormalities. Osteoporosis is one of the most important abnormalities because it may cause vertebral compression fractures and deteriorate pulmonary function. COPD patients have many risk factors for osteoporosis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012-06, Vol.9 (3), p.235-242
Hauptverfasser: Kiyokawa, Hirofumi, Muro, Shigeo, Oguma, Tsuyoshi, Sato, Susumu, Tanabe, Naoya, Takahashi, Tamaki, Kudo, Megumi, Kinose, Daisuke, Kondoh, Hiroshi, Kubo, Takeshi, Hoshino, Yuma, Ogawa, Emiko, Hirai, Toyohiro, Mishima, Michiaki
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