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

Authors :
Bárbara, C.
Rodrigues, F.
Dias, H.
Cardoso, J.
Almeida, J.
Matos, M.J.
Simão, P.
Santos, M.
Ferreira, J.R.
Gaspar, M.
Gnatiuc, L.
Burney, P.
Source :
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition); May-June 2013, Vol. 19 Issue: 3 p96-105, 10p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

There is a great heterogeneity in the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) across the world. The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) initiative was started to measure the prevalence of COPD in a standardized way. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of COPD in Portuguese adults aged 40 years or older of a target population of 2,700,000 in the Lisbon region, in accordance with BOLD protocol.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21735115
Volume :
19
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs30562117
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rppnen.2012.11.001