Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Respiration

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-19

  Viegi, G ^a   Scognamiglio, A ^a   Baldacci, S ^a   Pistelli, F ^a   Carrozzi, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology of COPD; General population; Morbidity rates; Mortality rates; Smoking habit

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035119289     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050456     Document Type: Review

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