title: Silent aspiration in patients with exacerbation of COPD.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China These authors contributed equally.
authors.forename: Zeguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Shunde First Municipal People's Hospital, Foshan, China These authors contributed equally.
authors.forename: Zhida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China These authors contributed equally.
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Dept of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Dept of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xinni
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Dept of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yimin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Dept of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Weijian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China chenrc@vip.163.com.
authors.forename: Rongchang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*