The DisEntangling Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease Exacerbations clinical trials NETwork (DECODE-NET): rationale and vision

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
• ² The North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
• ³ Section of Respiratory Medicine, Dept of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
• ⁴ Dept of Internal Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
• ⁵ Research Center on Asthma and COPD, Dept of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
• ⁶ Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK jorgen.vestbo@manchester.ac.uk.