Model for estimating the population prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cross sectional data from the Health Survey for England

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major but neglected public health problem. Currently 1.4% of the England population has a clinical diagnosis of COPD, but the true burden of the disease has not been known with certai...

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Main Authors: Meade Tom, Soljak Michael, Nacul Luis C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/5/1/8