Rationale: Despite differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
comorbidities, race-and sex-based differences in all-cause mortality and cause-specific …

Rationale: One quarter of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) die within 1 year. Although overall mortality rates are higher …

Objective To determine the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on all-
cause mortality in Blacks and Whites from four US communities. Methods We determined …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality
worldwide. Identifying both individual and community risk factors associated with higher …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the
United States and mortality continues to increase [1]. Although COPD has long been …

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commonly have
coexisting comorbidities that contribute to higher exacerbation frequency, poorer health …

This study compared mortality in African American and white patients admitted to veterans
affairs (VA) hospitals for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation and …

The possibility that sex or race or both, may influence COPD susceptibility and progression
is of critical importance, and may mean that the potential future impact of the disease has …

Editorials 489 despite evidence that physicians have historically been less likely to diagnose
COPD in women compared with men (5). An important question is whether sex differences …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, debilitating respiratory
condition and currently the third leading cause of death in the United States (1). Though over …