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Table 1 Description of included studies

From: Hospitalisation and mortality in patients with comorbid COPD and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study Characteristics N = 28

Year of Publication

 1980–1990

0

 1991–2000

0

 2001–2010

6

 2011–2018

22

Geographic Region

 Africa

0

 Asia

2

 Australia/New Zealand

0

 Europe

12

 Multi-continent

2

 North America

12

 South America

0

 Not Reported

0

Setting

 Single Centre

6

 Multicentre (one country)

1

 Multicentre (multi-country)

2

 Database

19

Duration of Follow-Up

  < 1 year

5

  ≥ 1 and < 2 years

5

  ≥ 2 and < 3 years

3

  ≥ 3 years

9

 Not Reported

6