Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly contributing to
the disease burden in South Asia. This review will summarize the prevalence and risk …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disease that
seriously threatens human health and wellbeing, thereby representing an important public …

Objectives Chronic diseases are fast becoming the largest health burden in India. Despite
this, their management in India has not been well studied. We aimed to systematically …

Background Identifying risk factors is a key point for preventive strategies to reduce the
incidence of COPD. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem and a significant
cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. COPD also occupies a significant and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease that causes
restricted airflow and breathing problems. Globally, COPD is the third leading cause of death …

Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and Scopus
and included community-based cross-sectional studies reporting data on the prevalence of …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
chronic bronchitis in eight countries in South Asia through a systematic review and meta …

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health
problem. Although COPD is the sixth most common cause of mortality in low-and middle …

Trends in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Asia-... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Trends in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Asia-Pacific regions : Current …