The Coexistence of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Prevalence and Risk Factors in Young, Middle-aged and Elderly People from the General Population

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  de Marco, Roberto ^a   Pesce, Giancarlo ^a   Marcon, Alessandro ^a   Accordini, Simone ^a   Antonicelli, Leonardo ^b   Bugiani, Massimiliano ^c   Casali, Lucio ^d   Ferrari, Marcello ^a   Nicolini, Gabriele ^e   Panico, Maria Grazia ^f   Pirina, Pietro ^g   Zanolin, Maria Elisabetta ^a   Cerveri, Isa ^h   Verlato, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c ASL TO2   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e Medical Affairs Department   (Italy)

^f ASL SA2   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877605913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062985     Document Type: Article

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