title: COPD is frequent in conditions of comorbidity in patients treated with various diseases in a university hospital.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan. yamasaki@grape.med.tottori-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Shizuka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: Masanari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Igishi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013147:Spirometry; D014797:Vital Capacity
keywords: airflow limitation; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; comorbidity; prevalence; spirometry