Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major personal and public health burden in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-141

  Frith, Peter A ^a   Cafarella, Paul A ^a   Duffy, Janice M ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Disease burden; Public health

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHEST INFECTION; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMPHYSEMA; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL SMOKING; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 42549106531     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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