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Mortality in the two cohorts during the two years follow-up of the ECOPD that led to the inclusion in the study.
Notes: Continuous bold line, patients with VCF; dashed line, patients without VCF.
Abbreviations: VCF, Vertebral compression fractures; ECOPD, COPD exacerbation.
