Geographic variations in prevalence and underdiagnosis of COPD: Results of the IBERPOC multicentre epidemiological study

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Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 981-989

  Peña, Victor Sobradillo ^a   Miravitlles, Marc ^b   Gabriel, Rafael ^c   Jiménez Ruiz, Carlos A ^c   Villasante, Carlos ^d   Masa, Juan Fernando ^e   Viejo, José Luis ^f   Fernández Fau, Lorenzo ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; COPD; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPAIN; SPIROMETRY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0033782528     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.4.981     Document Type: Article

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