Journal article
Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys
- Abstract:
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Background: COPD ranks within the top three causes of mortality in the global burden of disease, yet it remains largely underdiagnosed. We assessed the underdiagnosis of COPD and its determinants in national and international surveys of general populations. Methods: We analyzed representative samples of adults aged ≥ 40 years randomly selected from well-defined administrative areas worldwide (44 sites from 27 countries). Postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC < lo... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Chest Journal website
- Volume:
- 148
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 971-985
- Publication date:
- 2015-10-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-04-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0012-3692
- Source identifiers:
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581341
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:581341
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uuid:15ff734a-8964-462f-b692-79d60c3a1ea3
- Local pid:
- pubs:581341
- Deposit date:
- 2016-03-10
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- Copyright holder:
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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