We found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleTwo distinct chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes are associated with high risk of mortality.AuthorsBurgel, Pierre-Régis; Paillasseur, Jean-Louis; Peene, Bernard; Dusser, Daniel; Roche, Nicolas; Coolen, Johan; Troosters, Thierry; Decramer, Marc; Janssens, WimAbstractIn COPD patients, mortality risk is influenced by age, severity of respiratory disease, and comorbidities. With an unbiased statistical approach we sought to identify clusters of COPD patients and to examine their mortality risk.PublicationPloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 12, pe51048ISSN1932-6203Publication typeJournal ArticleDOI10.1371/journal.pone.0051048