TY - JOUR T1 - Costly comorbidities of COPD: the ignored side of the coin? JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.00917-2017 VL - 50 IS - 1 SP - 1700917 AU - Job F.M. van Boven Y1 - 2017/07/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/50/1/1700917.abstract N2 - Correct, the alliteration in this editorial's title is not a co-incidence! Ironically, COPD and comorbidity both start with two identical letters and previously in this journal it has even been suggested twice that COPD could also stand for “COmorbidity with Pulmonary Disease” [1, 2]. However, after having been the only notorious couple for a long time, from now on they will have to face some fierce competition from a new rising kid on the “co”-block: costs.Comorbidities more costly than COPD itself: multimorbidity requires change in healthcare practice and financing! http://ow.ly/2fSU30cAGTI ER -