Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on three spirometric diagnostic criteria in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a nine-year follow-up since the PLATINO prevalence study

Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on three spirometric diagnostic criteria in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a nine-year follow-up since the PLATINO prevalence study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease of high prevalence and socioeconomic impact worldwide. It affects approximately 16% of the population of São Paulo. The incidence of COPD is still unknown in Brazil. The aim of this study was to estimate new...

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Main Authors: Graciane Laender Moreira, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti, Beatriz Martins Manzano, Oliver Nascimento, Rogelio Perez-Padilla, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, José Roberto Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive
Incidence
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Spirometry
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