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Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends

Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends

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Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends

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Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2007-09, Vol.370 (9589), p.765-773

Language

English

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London: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs worldwide. It is a global health issue, with cigarette smoking being an important risk factor universally; other factors, such as exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution, occupational hazards, and infections, a...

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Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_198997180

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_198997180

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61380-4

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