title: From COPD to chronic systemic inflammatory syndrome?
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Haematology, and Respiratory Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Leonardo M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.forename: Klaus F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Rabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*