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COPD anxiety and depression across GOLD stages

Sourabh Jain1, Satyendra Mishra2, Mahendra Singh Chouhan3

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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|June 12, 2026
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Keywords:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)FEV1Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stageanxietydepression

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