Prevalence and Risk Factors of ACO (Asthma-COPD Overlap) in Aboriginal People

Background and Objective. Aboriginal peoples are at a higher risk of many chronic respiratory diseases compared to the general Canadian population. Patients with asthma-COPD overlap (ACO), a disease newly described in 2015, are associated with frequent exacerbations, rapid decline in lung function,...

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Main Authors: Adetola Koleade, Jamie Farrell, Gerald Mugford, Zhiwei Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4657420