Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey: Economic Impact of COPD in 12 Countries.

BACKGROUND:The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey estimated the prevalence and burden of COPD across 12 countries. Using data from this survey we evaluated the economic impact of COPD. METHODS:This cross-sectional, population-based survey questioned 4,343 subjects aged 40 years...

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Main Authors: Jason Foo, Sarah H Landis, Joe Maskell, Yeon-Mok Oh, Thys van der Molen, MeiLan K Han, David M Mannino, Masakazu Ichinose, Yogesh Punekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4836731?pdf=render