Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable
condition, in which outcomes can be improved with careful management. Pulmonary …

Background The available data to determine the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) burden in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Therefore, this study closely examines and …

Existing data on COPD prevalence are limited or totally lacking in many regions of Europe.
The geographic information system inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation technique …

Background: The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) was aggressively promoted as a healthier
alternative to tobacco smoking. Despite the fact that e-cigarettes gained popularity among …

Smoking and subsequent development of COPD is an ever-increasing epidemic in Arabian
Gulf and Middle East countries, with no signs of decline. The important fact to be highlighted …

Background While the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in the countries of the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC)(Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United …

Background: Patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis have a very poor
prognosis; median survival is 3 to 4 months. Palliative systemic chemotherapy is currently …

Background The prevalence and illness burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) are both high. Currently, limited guidance is available to support the establishment …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a significant impact on healthcare
systems and health-related quality of life. Increased prevalence of smoking is an important …

Smoking, as recreational activity, is being practiced by over 1 billion people globally. The
main objective of the present study was to explore smoking prevalence, its effects and …