Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence and health services use in Ontario Métis: a population-based cohort study.

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence and health services use in Ontario Métis: a population-based cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: Chronic respiratory diseases cause a significant health and economic burden around the world. In Canada, Aboriginal populations are at increased risk of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is little known, however, about these diseases in the Canadian Métis p...

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Main Authors: Andrea S Gershon, Saba Khan, Julie Klein-Geltink, Drew Wilton, Teresa To, Eric J Crighton, Lisa Pigeau, Jo Macquarrie, Yvon Allard, Storm J Russell, David A Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997509?pdf=render

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