The Sex Factor: Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in British Columbia

Autor: Pat G Camp, Munaza Chaudhry, Howard Platt, Michael Roch, Jeremy Road, Donald Sin, Robert D Levy
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 15, Iss 8, Pp 417-422 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1198-2241
DOI: 10.1155/2008/120374
Popis: BACKGROUND: The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women have been predicted to overtake that of men within the next decade. These predictions are based in part on data from surveys using self-reports of a COPD diagnosis. Whether these predictions have been realized is unknown.
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