Under- and over-diagnosis of COPD: a global perspective
Globally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth major cause of mortality and morbidity and projected to rise to third within a decade as our efforts to prevent, identify, diagnose and treat patients at a global population level have been insufficient. The European Respiratory So...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2019-03-01
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Series: | Breathe |
Online Access: | http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/15/1/e24.full |