Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high altitude: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and objective Recently, several studies have investigated the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at high altitude (>1,500 m). However, much remains to be understood about the correlation between altitude and COPD. We aimed to summarize the prevalence of COPD at...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-04-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/8586.pdf |