Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the global population with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: In recent years, the concept has been raised that people with HIV are at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) because of HIV infection. However, much remains to be understood about the relationship between COPD and HIV infection. We aimed to investigate this as...

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Main Authors: Jean Joel Bigna, MD, Angeladine Malaha Kenne, MPH, Serra Lem Asangbeh, MPH, Aurelie T Sibetcheu, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17304515