Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly progressing chronic respiratory
disorder. It is characterized by an obstructive ventilatory pattern, which is often partially …

Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted
and devastated the world. As the infection spreads, the projected mortality and economic …

Rationale: Normal values for FEV1 and FVC are currently calculated using cross-sectional
reference equations that include terms for race/ethnicity, an approach that may reinforce …

Purpose To identify the county‐level effects of social determinants of health (SDoH) on
COVID‐19 (corona virus disease 2019) mortality rates by rural–urban residence and …

Tobacco smoking is an established cause of pulmonary disease whose contribution to
interstitial lung disease (ILD) is incompletely characterized. We hypothesized that compared …

Importance Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed in primary
care. Objective To evaluate the operating characteristics of the CAPTURE (COPD …

Rationale: Cigarette smoking contributes to the risk of death through different mechanisms.
Objectives: To determine how causes of and clinical features associated with death vary in …

Objective: In recognition that insufficient diversity in research impedes the generalizability of
findings and negatively impacts clinical outcomes, the 1993 National Institutes of Health …

Background Spirometry reference values differ by race/ethnicity, which is controversial. We
evaluated the effect of race-specific references on prevalence of lung function impairment …

Rationale: Racial residential segregation has been associated with worse health outcomes,
but the link with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) morbidity has not been …