Background Global distributions and trends of the risk-attributable burdens of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have rarely been systematically explored. To guide …

Background Because of the rapid change in economic development and lifestyle in China,
and the ageing population, concerns have grown that chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality in the industrialized and the developing countries. During 1997 …

Complications due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of
death in China and the United States (US). This study aimed to investigate the long-term …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth cause of morbidity and mortality in
the developed world and represents a substantial economic and social burden. Patients …

Background and objective: The growing burden of COPD in the Asia‐Pacific region supports
the need for more intensive research and analysis of the epidemiology of COPD to raise …

Objectives The trends of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality and
prevalence from 1990 to 2015 in Hubei province of mid-China remain unknown. We used …

It is estimated that the world population will reach a record 7.3 billion in 2015, and the high
burden of chronic conditions associated with ageing and smoking will increase further …

Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) remains one of the
leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its epidemiology in Latin America …

In Tunisia, there is a paucity of population-based data on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) prevalence. To address this problem, we estimated the prevalence of …