COPD prevalence in 12 Asia-Pacific countries and regions: Projections based on the COPD prevalence estimation model

Respirology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 192-198

  Tan, Wan C ^a   Seale, J Paul ^b   Charaoenratanakul, Suchai ^b   De Guia, Teresita ^b   Ip, Mary ^b   Mahayiddin, Aziah ^b   Mangunnegoro, Hadiarto ^b   Luh, Kwen Tay ^b   Shim, Young Soo ^b   Zhong, Nan Shan ^b   Schau, Brigitte ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asia; Chronic bronchitis; Cigarette smoking; COPD; Emphysema; Environmental pollution; Epidemiology; Indoor air pollution predictive model; Obstructive airways disease; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 10744219768     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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