[HTML][HTML] Global and regional estimates of COPD prevalence: Systematic review and meta–analysis

D Adeloye, S Chua, C Lee, C Basquill… - Journal of global …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) across many
world regions is high. We aim to estimate COPD prevalence and number of disease cases …

[PDF][PDF] Global prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

M Varmaghani, M Dehghani, E Heidari, F Sharifi… - … Mediterr Health J, 2019 - apps.who.int
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Aims: To synthesize data on the worldwide prevalence and severity …

Moving from the Oslerian paradigm to the post-genomic era: are asthma and COPD outdated terms?

LEGW Vanfleteren, JWH Kocks, IS Stone… - Thorax, 2014 - thorax.bmj.com
In the majority of cases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two
clearly distinct disease entities. However, in some patients there may be significant overlap …

Clinical relevance of fixed ratio vs lower limit of normal of FEV1/FVC in COPD: patient-reported outcomes from the CanCOLD cohort

W van Dijk, W Tan, P Li, B Guo, S Li… - The Annals of Family …, 2015 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE The way in which spirometry is interpreted can lead to misdiagnosis of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) resulting in inappropriate treatment. We compared …

Geographical distribution of COPD prevalence in Europe, estimated by an inverse distance weighting interpolation technique

I Blanco, I Diego, P Bueno, E Fernández… - … journal of chronic …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its associated factors among adults in Abeshge District, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

GG Woldeamanuel, AB Mingude, TG Geta - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major public
health problems worldwide. Despite an increasing burden of COPD in the world, it is often a …

The physical, mental, and social impact of COPD in a population-based sample: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

FME Franssen, DE Smid, DJH Deeg… - NPJ primary care …, 2018 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with substantial health impact
that may already become apparent in early disease. This study aims to examine the features …

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the heterogeneity of risk factors in the Canadian population: results from the Canadian …

C Leung, J Bourbeau, DD Sin, SD Aaron… - … journal of chronic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To determine the spirometric-based prevalence of COPD across different regions in
Canada and to evaluate the site heterogeneity of risk factors. Patients and Methods In this …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence in Lisbon, Portugal: the burden of obstructive lung disease study

C Barbara, F Rodrigues, H Dias, J Cardoso… - Revista Portuguesa de …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background There is a great heterogeneity in the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) across the world. The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease …

The prevalence, burden and risk factors associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Commonwealth of Independent States (Ukraine, Kazakhstan and …

D Nugmanova, Y Feshchenko, L Iashyna… - BMC pulmonary …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries the
epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poorly characterized. The …