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February 9, 2018 News by José Lopes, PhD

COPD Increases Risk of Other Diseases and Multiple Medications, UK Study Shows

COPD increases the risk of a person having additional health conditions and taking multiple medications, a British study shows. The research, “Examining patterns of multimorbidity, polypharmacy and risk of adverse drug reactions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional UK Biobank study,” was published in the journal…

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