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. 2026 Jan 3.
doi: 10.1186/s12931-025-03470-9. Online ahead of print.

Effect of COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection status on mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Sang Hyuk Kim #  1 , Jong Seung Kim #  2   3   4 , Min Gu Kang #  3   4 , Min Ji Kim  3   4 , Dong-Woo Han  5 , Youlim Kim  6 , Kyung Hoon Min  1 , Sang-Heon Kim  5 , Jang Won Sohn  5 , Kwang Ha Yoo  6 , Ho Joo Yoon  5 , Ji-Yong Moon #  7 , Hyun Lee #  8
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Effect of COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection status on mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Sang Hyuk Kim et al. Respir Res. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Mortality; Respiratory disease; Vaccination.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Hanyang University Hospital (No. HYUH-2024-10-002). The requirement for informed consent was waived because all patient records were anonymized before use. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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