Pulmonology / Original Article
Blood eosinophil count and treatment patterns of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in South Korea using real-world data
Chin Kook Rhee, Yu-Fan Ho, Sumitra Shantakumar, Tim Holbrook, Yein Nam, Kwang‑Ha Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(1):78-91. Published online January 1, 2025
Background/Aims: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management guidelines have increasingly emphasised the importance of exacerbation prevention, and the role of blood eosinophil count (BEC) as a biomarker for inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) response. This study aimed to describe the distrib..
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