Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the global HIV-infected population: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Abstract Background Evidence suggests a relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although the high burden of COPD and the HIV disease is clearly demonstrated, to the best of our knowledge, there is a lack of summary and meta-...

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Main Authors: Jean Joel R. Bigna, Angeladine Malaha Kenne, Serra Lem Asangbeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0467-x