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People with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) who are also frail are more likely to be hospitalized and their hospital stays are likely to be longer in duration. In addition, people with COPD who are frail report a worse quality of life than those who are not frail.
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This page is a summary of: Frailty and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, February 2019, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201803-175oc.
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