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 …

The quality of care can be improved by the development and implementation of evidence-
based treatment guidelines. Different national guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Cardiopulmonary diseases are major causes of death worldwide, but currently
recommended strategies for diagnosis and prevention may be outdated because of recent …

Between 1990 and 2010, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) moved from the
fourth to third most common cause of death worldwide. Using data from the Global Burden of …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of
morbidity, mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic …

Background COPD can be diagnosed early using spirometry, but spirometry use is only
recommended in symptomatic smokers, even though early stages of COPD can be …

Since 2016, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been the third-leading
cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 3 million deaths (5.3% of all deaths), but with …

COPD is a highly debilitating disease that represents a substantial and growing health
burden in women. There is increasing evidence for sex-related differences in COPD risk …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of diagnosis and treatment of
COPD using Big Data methodology on the Savana Manager 2.1 clinical platform. Materials …

The method of joinpoint regression has been used in numerous domains to assess changes
in time series data, including such things as cancer mortality rates, motor vehicle collision …