Global prevalence of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Global prevalence of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) is a term that encompasses patients with features of both asthma and COPD. To date, the global prevalence of ACO in the general population remains unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of ACO in the general population using...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Hosseini, Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Saman Maroufizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Asthma
COPD
Asthma- COPD overlap
Prevalence
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1198-4

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